bathroom electrocution

[Dustydazzler]

Russian poker star, 26, dies after ‘accidentally electrocuting herself with hairdryer in bath’

A 26-year-old Russian poker star has died after electrocuting herself in the bath with a hairdryer in her family’s Moscow apartment, according to local media.Lilya Novikova’s body was found in the bathroom by a neighbour after her parents raised the alarm when they had been unable to get hold of...

uk.news.yahoo.com

 

[Strima]

Her “outstanding intellect and deep mathematical knowledge” helped her to pull off significant poker victories, MK reported.

Outstanding intellect? Apparently this happens quite a lot in mother Russia.

 

[Wilko]

Tragic.
Maybe a maths wiz. But not so good at physics.

 

[freddo]

I didn't get onto the linked site, as there is no way I'm agreeing to that. Other news mentions phone charging. So as usual all guesswork and no evidence.

 

[ipf]

'unable to get hold of her'


Does that mean they couldn't contact her...….or they were scared stiff of pulling her out of the bath.

Poor lass.

 

[freddo]

She wasn't in the bath.

 

[James]

I wonder if the poor girl thought that she didn't need to pay the monthly protection fee when she was offered the opportunity to pay after her online winnings?
the whole thing looks like a classic setup.

 

[telectrix]

She wasn't in the bath.

op says she was electrocuted "in the bath with a hairdryer".

 

[freddo]

Oh, the other sites said neighbour found her on the bathroom floor.