Romanian Teens Dies Twitting In Tub

June 22, 2009 7:07 p.m. EST

Topics: Offbeat

Shannon McGregor - AHN Special Categories Editor

Brasov, Romania (AHN) - Electricy and water don't mix!

A Romanian teen died of electrocution while Twittering in her bathtub, after she dropped her laptop in the water.

Found by her parents with her laptop lying next to her, Maria Barbu, 17, of Brasov in central Romania, died in her bathtub at home, the Croatian Times reported.

Police believe she may have tried to plug in the laptop with her wet hands after her battery died during a long Twitter session.

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