24-Year-Old Russian Woman Dead After iPhone 8 Falls Into Bathtub While Charging
Olesya Semenova, a 24-year-old Russian woman, was found dead after her iPhone 8 fell into her bathtub while charging and electrocuted her.
Semenova’s lifeless body was discovered by her roommate in their Arkhangelsk apartment. When she found her, she attempted to revive her roommate, and while doing so, says she felt an “electric shock.” The roommate adds, “I screamed, shook her, but she was pale, not breathing, and showing no signs of life.”
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Upon paramedics’ arrival, they confirmed that the 24-year-old clothing store employee died on the scene when the phone fell into the tub while still plugged into an outlet. Following the incident, the Russian Emergency Ministry said, “The tragedy reminds us once again that water and an electrical device connected to the electricity grid are incompatible.”
The agency also state, “The same applies to any mobile device. If you drown a smartphone, the worst thing is its failure. But when it is connected to the network, we see what the consequences are.”
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