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Originally posted by rainbowbrightCS
I am sorry for his death, but at least it was water not beer or something like that.
Plus, how did he die from water? Did he drown? I don't understand.
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It really doesn't matter if he died from water or alcohol intoxication. He is just as dead from drinking excessive amounts of water.
Drinking excessive amounts of water causes the brain to absorb the water & swell, leading to seizures, coma & ultimately death. The water also dilutes the body's essential balance of electrolytes and sodium.
The water-intoxicated can't just go home and sleep it off. They must get treatment or risk going into convulsions, a coma, or even death.
An Alpha Phi Alpha pledge from SMU was recently rushed to a local hospital emergency roon with water intoxication. He was in a coma for days. He did survive, but the fraternity has been suspended. Eight Alpha Phi Alpha members have been criminally charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.