Jennifer Strange Wii Accident

Linked from http://cbs13.com/local/local_story_017190206.html CBS reports the following: ----- Five days after Jennifer Strange died after a radio station contest, the Sacramento County Sheriff says a criminal investigation will be launched. The reversal comes after mounting pressure from across the country. In a press conference today, Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness said although he didn't think there was criminal intent in the death of Strange, he wanted to make sure that...Read Full Story

Linked from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/15/wii_death/ This is a shocking report..... ----- A mother of three died from water intoxication after a radio station drinking competition, a California coroner said on Saturday. Jennifer Strange, 28, competed in Sacramento station KDND 107.9's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest to try to win Nintendo's console for her children. Contestants were handed half-pint bottles of water to drink every 15 minutes for the first hour, and then...Read Full Story

Linked from http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070116-1736-ca-waterintoxication.html Associated Press reports the following... ----- A Sacramento area radio station fired 10 employees Tuesday, including three morning disc jockeys, after a mother of three died following an on-air water-drinking contest last week at the station's studios. The hosts of KDND-FM's "Morning Rave" - who go by the on-air names Trish, Maney and Lukas - were fired a day after the station announced it...Read Full Story

On January 12, 2007, 28-year-old Jennifer Strange participated in a radio contest called “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” by Entercom Sacramento radio station KDND 107.9 that awarded the person that could drink the most water without going to the bathroom a Nintendo Wii video game system. After drinking nearly 2 gallons of water at the contest, Jennifer Strange died later that day of water intoxication. The Sacramento Press is reporting that Jennifer’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit...Read Full Story

This is Jennifer Strange. Jennifer Strange is dead today. She died after taking part in a Radio Contest The idea of the contest was to see who could drink the most water without having to use the bathroom. Of course, no one told the contestants that drinking that much water can actually kill you. It's called Water Intoxication It's usually associated with marathon runners and athletes. Not people taking part in Radio Contests. When i first heard that a woman was killed taking part in a radio...Read Full Story