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Kid Drowns In Lake After Cell Phone Sinks

by Tim Stevens on June 8, 2007 at 11:36 AM


We wish we were kidding about this one, but just a day after a man fell into a sewer drain and drowned trying to retrieve his cell phone, a report comes from Durham, NC that a teenager drowned in a lake while attempting to save his sinking cell phone.

16 year-old Eddie Allen was out fishing and lost his phone in the water. He and his friend jumped in retrieve it, but algae-filled waters made swimming difficult and they both started to struggle. A nearby fisherman was able to help the friend but, sadly, could not get Allen out of the water in time.

Please, folks, if you can't hang onto your phone, buy some insurance. Your provider will be happy to hook you up for a few bucks a month. Diving into dangerous water to retrieve your lost mobile just isn't worth the risk -- especially since the thing probably won't ever work properly again anyway.

From journalnow.com

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