Wouldn't you be gutted if you died for drinking too much water ?

Add to that that you drank water to win a Wii and there you go. Dead...
Isn't that cruel, pointless and unreal.. But it happened..
Morale: Do not overdo on water in your January detox as it can kill you. Have a glass of red instead.


Water overdose kills woman in Wii challenge


Staff and agencies
Monday January 15, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

A Californian woman died of water poisoning after taking part in a bizarre drinking contest to win a computer games console, according to US authorities.
Jennifer Strange, 28, was found dead in her home in Rancho Cordova, California, on Friday after drinking as much water as she could without going to the toilet

A preliminary investigation by the local coroner determined that her death was "consistent with a water intoxication death". It is not yet known how much water she drank.
Water intoxication, also known as hyponatremia, is extremely rare and only usually affects endurance athletes, such as long distance runners.

The condition is caused by a loss of sodium in the blood due to sweating and dilution by drinking large volumes of water. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting and headache. In the most serious cases the brain swells causing confusion, seizures, coma and even death.