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  • CA: No charges in water intoxication death

    04/02/2007 8:49:19 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 495+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/2/07 | AP
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Prosecutors said Monday they will not file criminal charges in the death of a 28-year-old woman who participated in a radio station's water-drinking contest. The district attorney's office said the behavior of staff at station KDND-FM did not rise to the level of criminal activity. "There were no observable indications or symptoms that Jennifer Strange was experiencing a serious medical emergency which would have required station employees to seek or administer medical aid to her," the district attorney's office said in a statement. Strange died Jan. 12 after taking part in an on-air contest to see which...
  • Wii-contest radio station fires 10 staff [re: CA woman who died of water intoxication]

    01/17/2007 5:33:52 AM PST · by SpringheelJack · 77 replies · 2,478+ views
    GameSpot UK ^ | Jan. 17, 2007 | Emma Boyes
    A California radio station has fired 10 employees, including five on-air personalities, after Jennifer Strange, a mother of three, died following her participation in a 'Hold your wee for a Wii' competition, reports the Sacramento Bee. The 28-year-old died of water intoxication having consumed an estimated two gallons of water in an attempt to win a Nintendo console for her children. The winner of the contest was to be the person who managed to drink the most water without going to the bathroom. Strange called into her office after the show and told a co-worker that she had a "really...