Water Intoxication Update

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During the contest, a listener - self-identified as a nurse - called the live radio broadcast and warned that the game was dangerous."I want to say that those people drinking all that water can get sick and die from water intoxication," said the caller."Yeah, we're aware of that," replied a DJ. "They signed releases so we're not responsible, okay?"Logsdon tells KOVR-TV news that they didn't hear that on-air warning in the room where he and the others were filling up way beyond comfort."Maybe she would have walked away," says Logsdon. "But we didn't hear that inside there."Strange was second to last to stop drinking, and when she bowed out, she did say on the air that she was not feeling well."My head hurts. They keep telling me that it's the water...that it will tell my head to hurt and it'll make me puke." Strange told the DJ, live on the air, before leaving the station. "Who told you that, the intern?" was the DJ's response. Geary, vice president and general manager of KDND parent company, Entercom/Sacramento, announced the firings Tuesday in an e-mail to reporters: "Effective immediately, the 'Morning Rave' program is canceled and ten employees are no longer with the station."A company spokesman, Sipkins, confirmed that the three DJs, as well as two other on-air personalities, "" and "Fester," are among those fired. Five other employees who worked on the "Morning Rave" also were let go. All 10 were fired, the spokesman said, for violating terms of their employee agreements.The "Morning Rave" had been on the air for about five years and was one of Sacramento's top-rated morning radio shows.During the contest, participants were given two minutes to drink an 8-ounce bottle of water and then given another bottle to drink after a 10-minute break.The contest was called "Hold your Wee for a Wii."Contestant Ybarra said he quit drinking after imbibing eight bottles, but Strange, who placed second, and other would-be winners kept going even after they were handed even larger containers.In all, according to witness reports, Strange may have drunk nearly two gallons. Afterward, she appeared ill when she went on the air, one contestant said.After the contest, Strange called in sick to work, crying and saying she was heading home in terrible pain. About five hours later, Strange – who had three children - was found dead by her mother at her home in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova.According to the Sacramento County coroner, preliminary autopsy findings indicate she died of water intoxication.Drinking large quantities of water rapidly can throw off the body's balance of electrolytes, causing brain swelling and leading to seizures, coma, or even death.

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