Ladbible X Whatsapp
  • iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Husband desperately battled to save wife's life who died drinking four bottles of water in 20 minutes

Home> News> US News

Published 10:36 5 Aug 2023 GMT+1

Husband desperately battled to save wife's life who died drinking four bottles of water in 20 minutes

She was rushed to hospital after drinking the water

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

A husband was left fighting to save his wife's life after she drank four bottles of water in 20 minutes.

Mum Ashley Summers, 35, had been enjoying a lakeside holiday at Lake Freeman in Indiana when she began to complain of feeling thirsty. The mum-of-two then drank four 500ml bottles of water within the space of just twenty minutes.

She had complained of feeling lightheaded and dizzy, as well as very thirsty. However, after she drank the water she collapsed in the garage upon returning home.

Ashley and Cody Summers.
Facebook

Advert

Her husband, Cody Summers, started carrying out CPR on her after she collapsed. She was then rushed to Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital.

Her uncle Deon Miller told The Messenger: “It was really hot, and they were out on the water. She had a headache and felt really thirsty.

"She thought she must have been dehydrated, so she drank like four bottled waters in half an hour.”

Ashley's brother said he believed she had drunk about 64 ounces, or a little under two litres, of water in 20 minutes.

He told WLFITV: “She just felt like she couldn't get enough water. When they left the sand bar to when they got to the dock, it was about a 20 minute boat ride ... she drank four bottles of water in that 20 minutes.”

Advert

Ashley died after drinking four bottles of water in twenty minutes.
Facebook

Her uncle added: “Cody gave her CPR and got her going a little bit, but by the time they got to the hospital and ran tests and everything, they had to put her on the ventilator,” her uncle said.

“By that time, her brain had swelled enough that it shut all circulation off to her brain, and she was brain dead.

“Then, that night, she was gone. It’s been a real shock for the kids and everyone.”

Ashley had suffered from a swelling on her brain. While the exact cause has not been confirmed, this can happen because someone has too much water and not enough sodium in their body, a rare condition called hyponatremia.

Advert

This can prevent the body from getting the right balance of chemicals and nutrients in the right places, disrupting homeostasis, or the body's ability to keep everything regulated, specifically the balance of water and sodium.

Her brother said: “My sister, Holly, called me, and she was just an absolute wreck. She was like, ‘Ashley is in the hospital. She has brain swelling, they don’t know what’s causing it, they don’t know what they can do to get it to go down, and it’s not looking good’.”

Featured Image Credit: Facebook

Topics: News, US News

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined LADbible Group in 2023 as a community journalist. They previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star.

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Lawyer hits back as Disney says husband can't sue for wife's death because he had a Disney+ account
  • Aubrey Plaza's director husband Jeff Baena died by suicide
  • Expert explains how you can drink too much water after woman died drinking four bottles
  • Death Row killer who committed horrific crime stops execution with 20 minutes to go

Choose your content:

15 hours ago
16 hours ago
  • 15 hours ago

    Doctor shows how much medicine costs in the US compared to the UK and Australia with shocking results

    Not all healthcare systems were created equal

    News
  • 15 hours ago

    Grim searches prosecutors say alleged killer made before he 'poisoned wife's protein shakes'

    Jurors will also be shown a video of the two arguing shortly before her death

    News
  • 16 hours ago

    Police preparing for 'Trump visit to UK' as protesters vow an ‘even bigger’ response than last time he came

    The US president is unlikely to get a warm welcome

    News
  • 16 hours ago

    People raise concerns over worrying 'food noise' after using Mounjaro weight loss jabs

    Experts have revealed how to stop food noise with Mounjaro

    News