You may have read earlier this week about the woman who died while competing in a radio contest to win a Wii. During KDND 107.9's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" challenge, participants were required to drink bottles of water without urinating - the woman later died of suspected water intoxication. The coroner is yet to return a definitive cause of death.
The latest development, according to Reuters, has seen ten staff members, including several DJs, sacked over the incident.
From the Reuters report:
"In an online recording of the show, the DJs can be heard making comments joking about people dying from water intoxication, even discussing a case in Northern California two years ago in which student Matthew Carrington, 21, died after drinking too much water during a fraternity pledge.
One of the DJs even admitted they maybe should have done some research before the contest."
