Check out this story from the Associated Press:
"A Sacramento area morning radio show has been pulled off the air indefinitely after a mother of three died last week following a water-drinking contest at the show's studios.
Executives of KDND-FM, posted a note on the station's Web site on Monday saying the "Morning Rave" show would remain off the air while the station investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of 28-year-old Jennifer Lea Strange.
Strange was one of about 18 participants on the "Morning Rave" who tried to win a Nintendo Wii gaming console early Friday by seeing how much water they could drink without going to the bathroom. The show's DJs called the contest "Hold your Wee for a Wii."
Strange was found dead several hours later. The Sacramento County coroner said preliminary autopsy findings indicated she died of water intoxication.
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.
Fellow contestant James Ybarra said he quit drinking after imbibing eight bottles, but Strange, who placed second, and others kept going even after they were handed even larger containers.Strange showed other participants photographs of her two sons and daughter, for whom she was hoping to win the Nintendo Wii, Ybarra said."
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