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00:00 This mother of two just died from drinking too much water.
00:05 35 year old Ashley Summers apparently overwhelmed her body
00:09 while trying to hydrate in the summer heat.
00:11 It was a hot summer day and Ashley told her family
00:14 she felt like she was suffering from dehydration
00:17 so she did what most people would do.
00:18 She grabbed a couple bottles of water
00:21 consuming four 16 ounce bottles in just 20 minutes.
00:26 Ashley's brother Devon says she soon began feeling sick.
00:30 She had her head in her hands the whole way home
00:32 'cause she just felt so dizzy and they got home.
00:37 She started to walk across the garage to go into the house
00:41 and she passed out and never regained consciousness
00:45 after that.
00:45 So what does water intoxication do to the body?
00:49 When we talk about taking in water,
00:51 we talk about the fact of how much can your kidneys
00:53 get rid of that fluid at a normal level.
00:55 If you drink too much fluid too fast,
00:57 you're not gonna get rid of that fluid,
00:58 you're holding onto it.
00:59 Ashley's death is not an isolated case.
01:02 This 28 year old mother of three died
01:05 after drinking too much water in a radio station contest.
01:09 You can hear her saying she wasn't feeling well.
01:12 My head hurts.
01:13 They keep telling me that it's the water.
01:16 Just last month, this 10 year old boy
01:18 ended up in the hospital after drinking
01:20 six bottles of water in an hour.
01:22 And he started getting disoriented
01:24 and couldn't make a sentence.
01:27 I mean, couldn't answer us.
01:28 He couldn't stand up.
01:30 I felt like I just passed out on the spot
01:32 and then I couldn't remember anything.
01:34 Now Ashley's brother is speaking out
01:36 to prevent another family from going through a tragedy.
01:40 My warning is, yeah, you definitely need to stay hydrated,
01:44 but at the same time, you really need
01:47 to not drink too much water too fast.
01:50 (dramatic news music)
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