crazy...woman dies of water intoxication

[paisjpq]

I knew it was theoretically possible to die from too much water but I've never heard of it actually happening.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/wat....ap/index.html

[GPK]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I knew it was theoretically possible to die from too much water but I've never heard of it actually happening.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/wat....ap/index.html

B....wasn't there a past president that died of the same thing? Or something similar?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by T3B

B....wasn't there a past president that died of the same thing? Or something similar?

you got me there...how far in the past are we talking?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

you got me there...how far in the past are we talking?

trying to find it as we speak....thought it was the early part of last century.

[timmgirvan]

Tragic story.....

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Tragic story.....

isn't it sad? that she was just doing a stunt she thought was harmless to win somthing for her kids...

[GPK]

could be confused with Zacahary Taylor dying from cholera morbus....but maybe he contracted that from drinking too much water??? who knows...