straycat19 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 A Texas teen died Sunday morning while using her cellphone in a bathtub, according to reports. Madison Coe, 14, was electrocuted taking a bath at her father’s home in Lovington, New Mexico, news station KCBD reported. Relatives told KCBD that the accident was caused either when she plugged in her phone while in the bathtub or grabbing the phone as it was being charged. The 14-year-old, who is from Lubbock, Texas, had recently graduated from eighth grade at Terra Vista Middle School. “It is with heavy hearts that Frenship Independent School District mourns the loss of Madison Coe. We wish to share our heartfelt sympathy with her family and friends as we carry the burden of this tragedy together,” district officials said in a statement. Friends created a GoFundMe page Sunday to raise money for her funeral. “Our hearts go out to their family during this difficult time,” the GoFundMe campaign said. Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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humble3d Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Texas teen electrocuted after cell phone accidentally falls in bathtub 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. Madison just graduated 8th grade from Terra Vista Middle School in Frenship ISD. "It is with heavy hearts that Frenship ISD mourns the loss of Madison Coe. We wish to share our heartfelt sympathy with her family and friends as we carry the burden of this tragedy together," officials with FISD said. Madison was expected to attend high school in Houston, as her family was in the process of moving. “I call her my shining star," her grandmother, Donna O'Guinn, said. Madison Coe was a 14 year-old, wise beyond her years. “She was very smart. Very good student in school. She just loved life," O'Guinn said. Madison had so much of her life ahead of her, as she made an impact on those around her with her positivity and kindness. She was a basketball player and the number one chair with her tuba in the band at Terra Vista Middle School. “She was just sweet to everybody and everybody loved her," O'Guinn said. As O'Guinn fights back the tears, she says it is hard to understand why her granddaughter’s life was taken far too soon. Her family says Madison was in the bath tub and grabbed her phone that was plugged into a charger in a bathroom outlet. “There was a burn mark on her hand, the hand that would have grabbed the phone. And that was just very obvious that that’s what had happened," O'Guinn said. Madison's family believes this terrible accident is something that could happen to anyone. But now their mission is to make sure it doesn’t happen again. “This is such a tragedy that doesn’t need to happen to anyone else. And we want something good to come out of this as awareness of not using your cell phone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging," O'Guinn said. The post about Coe on Facebook continues to be shared, opening up many eyes to the power of electricity, and the danger of plugging in any electrical appliance that isn’t water-proof, near water. “It’s overwhelming to realize that there are people that we don’t even know and we’ll probably never even meet that have taken this message and shared it to protect another child or even an adult. We don’t want to lose anybody," O'Guinn said. So as Madison’s family mourns her loss, they have hope that this message will resonate with anyone who hears it. It’s the positivity she always carried with her, continuing to make a difference in the world. “We need to be aware. We need to teach our children that electricity and water do not mix," O'Guinn said. "She’s just going to be greatly missed by all of us. She has a special place in my heart." There will be a memorial service for Madison Coe on Saturday, July 15th, at 2:00 p.m. at Kings Ridge Church of Christ in Lubbock. The address is 4201 98th Street. http://www.kcbd.com/story/35851834/texas-teen-electrocuted-after-cell-phone-accidentally-falls-in-bathtub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 12, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 12, 2017 Threads merged. Please do not use power connected electronics near the water and water areas as much as possible to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, DKT27 said: Please do not use power connected electronics near the water and water areas as much as possible to do so. You would think this would be common sense. Guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 12, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, Cerberus said: You would think this would be common sense. Guess not. Agreed. But from what I know, a lot of cultures, if I may say so, have power plugs near the water and water related areas in the bathroom. If you ask me, there should be no power plugs in the bathroom and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch234 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, DKT27 said: If you ask me, there should be no power plugs in the bathroom and such. I happen to have one near the bathroom sink. But it's an electrical socket with GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) technology. Here's what it is: Quote How do GFCIs work? If you drop an appliance (like a hair dryer) into water (say, in a tub), things head south quickly. Electricity surges into the water and down the drain pipe like lightning seeking ground. If you’re in the tub, your heart can go into fatal fibrillation. (Drengenberg, whose job it is to think about such things, notes that human blood is a particularly fine electrical conductor.) As mentioned above, the flow of AC (alternating current) power is constantly being reversed. The clever GFCI checks that the flow of power out of a device matches the flow going in. If the power isn’t coming back, then it’s going somewhere bad—in which case the GFCI cuts off the power. A GFCI is not like a circuit breaker, which is designed to prevent fire and which works so slowly that it would never activate in time to prevent an electric shock injury. A GFCI, in contrast, reacts in 20-25 milliseconds, well before your heart would have a chance to go bananas Source Anyone remember those lamps we had in the fifties and sixties over the bathroom mirror that had one lonely power plug for electrical razors? They seemed to be the thing in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 The last photo (unfortunate victim): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virge Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I guess this is possible, But the charger must have had no protection fuse or it failed. What might have happened is that the 5v output shorted and melted the wires(plastic) around the transformer, same for the primary coil and the ac leaked into the charger output wire. It had to be one of those cheap chargers from China. I know people who have dropped their cell phone into toilets, sinks, fountains and there was no issue retrieving it while it was on. This most likely sounds like the charger was completely crap or the AC outlet it was plugged into was not GFCI rated for water. Either way, it's a sad and tragic death of someone so young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Wireless charger is a better way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 SOMEONE TEACH THESE MILLENNIALS to keep off their phones while EATING,BATHING, DRIVING.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 19, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 19, 2017 On 17/7/2017 at 10:49 PM, teodz1984 said: SOMEONE TEACH THESE MILLENNIALS to keep off their phones while EATING,BATHING, DRIVING.... Not just them, this applies to everyone I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paft Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 She used a extension cord that had a frayed wire, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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