Girl drinks herself to death in 'water poker'

**Vegas** · 07-06-2012, 06:54 PM

The girl had drunk six litres of water in the game, and was pronounced dead in her home town after being declared brain dead in Sweden following the incident.

The school children played the game on the Åland islands located between Sweden and Finland, with the rules being that the loser of each hand on poker had to down a whole glass of water.

The girl’s water intoxication was not noticed by teachers until they were making a head count of the students later in the evening.

“She sat on the toilet and vomited. She had drunk an enormous amount of water,” said Jukka Silvola, principal of the school, to the Aftonbladet newspaper, adding that the girl was “truly well-liked”.

The 12-year-old was immediately taken to a hospital in Åland capital of Mariehamn before being transferred to specialist ward of the Uppsala University Hospital the next morning.

http://www.thelocal.se/41878/20120706/

**eventstructure** · 07-07-2012, 11:40 AM

so is that technically drowning?

**fahvra** · 07-07-2012, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by eventstructure

so is that technically drowning?

i dont think so because none of it ended up in her lungs.

**SU Nittany Tide** · 07-07-2012, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by eventstructure

so is that technically drowning?

Electrolyte imbalance.

**DRULZ** · 07-08-2012, 05:45 AM

This reminds me of the story here in the states where a lady died of the same cause because she was on a local radio show and had to down a ton of water for a free xbox 360.

**Vegas** · 07-08-2012, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by DRULZ

This reminds me of the story here in the states where a lady died of the same cause because she was on a local radio show and had to down a ton of water for a free xbox 360.

It was a Wii. The contest was to hold your wee for a Wii. At least that added a little humor to the situation.