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Texas teen electrocutes herself while using cell phone in the bathtub
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:00 am
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:00 am
KCBD article
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -
A 14-year-old girl from Lubbock died early Sunday morning after being electrocuted in a bathtub.
Madison Coe's mother and grandmother tell us she was in the bathtub, and either plugged her phone in or simply grabbed her phone that was already plugged in. It happened at her father's house in Lovington, NM.
This post was edited on 7/11/17 at 11:01 am
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Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:01 am to tss22h8
ban cell phone chargers?
ETA: Grats on not having a GFCI
ETA: Grats on not having a GFCI
This post was edited on 7/11/17 at 11:02 am
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:01 am to tss22h8
This is shocking.
Prayers to her and her family.
Prayers to her and her family.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:01 am to tss22h8
Those damn Jacuzzi apps. 
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:02 am to Will Cover
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This is shocking.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:02 am to tss22h8
Mom & grandma are gonna file a wrongful death suit against the father.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:03 am to tss22h8
It amazes me how often I see non-GFI outlets in bathrooms.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:05 am to rondo
shouldn't the outlets been GCFI? Wouldn't that have prevented this if it were plugged in?
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:06 am to BottomlandBrew
Anybody find out where she got her extra-long iPhone charging cable?
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:07 am to oreeg
Amazon
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:13 am to tss22h8
Someone needs to make sure she gets nominated for a Darwin Award.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:15 am to tss22h8
Hopefully whoever is at fault here is ultimately charged.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:18 am to tss22h8
why would there be an outlet close to a bathtub? aren't there codes that don't allow that for this very reason?
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:23 am to PrivatePublic
you win! 
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:26 am to TeddyPadillac
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why would there be an outlet close to a bathtub? aren't there codes that don't allow that for this very reason?
Yes, but idiot-proofing electricity is pretty much impossible.
Wouldn't be surprised to learn that an extension cord was involved because "those dang darn stupid electricians put the outlet too damn far from the dang tub."
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:26 am to tss22h8
I'm actually extremely surprised that this doesn't happen more often. I've seen and heard of several people using plugged in phones while in bathtubs or hot tubs (usually drunk and their phones are dead after a night out). Reliance on GFI saving you isn't the way to go. Not to mention older homes that haven't been renovated often don't have them. Tragic story. Sorry for her family.
This post was edited on 7/11/17 at 11:28 am
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:38 am to tss22h8
Shame. She had so much potential.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:55 am to Btrtigerfan
Dont phone chargers just deliver mild DC power?
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:57 am to LEASTBAY
USB is 5v IIRC. She must have been in the act of plugging or unplugging the cube.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 12:01 pm to LEASTBAY
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Dont phone chargers just deliver mild DC power?
I've always assumed this as well, which is why I didn't lose my shite when I've seen people with their phones plugged in while in pools and baths. Apparently it's enough to kill you. Good on her parents for using their tragedy to help others out.
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