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07-12-2017, 07:06 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/teenager-dies-charging-her-phone-132228579.html
A Texas teenager has died using her mobile phone while lying in the bath, reports say.
Madison Coe, from Lubbock, was charging her phone when the device accidentally fell into the bathtub, KCBD reports.
The 14-year-old was in the bath at her father’s house in New Mexico, on July 9, when she either plugged her phone in or grabbed it as it charged, her family told the TV station.
Her grandmother Donna O’Guinn described the teenager as a “shining star” who loved music and basketball.
“There was a burn mark on her hand, the hand that would have grabbed the phone,” she said. “And that was just very obvious that that’s what had happened.
“This is such a tragedy that doesn’t need to happen to anyone else. And we want something good to come out of this … awareness of not using your cellphone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging.
“She is going to be greatly missed by all of us. She has a special place in my heart.”
Family and friends hope to raise awareness about the dangers of using a mobile phone while in the bath among other young teenagers through Facebook.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover her funeral costs.
So sad.
Everybody should be taught that use of any electrical device while in the bathtub is a no-no. Especially kids..
Such things should be taught to children by their parents... -Tyr
A Texas teenager has died using her mobile phone while lying in the bath, reports say.
Madison Coe, from Lubbock, was charging her phone when the device accidentally fell into the bathtub, KCBD reports.
The 14-year-old was in the bath at her father’s house in New Mexico, on July 9, when she either plugged her phone in or grabbed it as it charged, her family told the TV station.
Her grandmother Donna O’Guinn described the teenager as a “shining star” who loved music and basketball.
“There was a burn mark on her hand, the hand that would have grabbed the phone,” she said. “And that was just very obvious that that’s what had happened.
“This is such a tragedy that doesn’t need to happen to anyone else. And we want something good to come out of this … awareness of not using your cellphone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging.
“She is going to be greatly missed by all of us. She has a special place in my heart.”
Family and friends hope to raise awareness about the dangers of using a mobile phone while in the bath among other young teenagers through Facebook.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover her funeral costs.
So sad.
Everybody should be taught that use of any electrical device while in the bathtub is a no-no. Especially kids..
Such things should be taught to children by their parents... -Tyr