Indiana mother of two dies after drinking too much water on family trip

Miller also revealed that his 35-year-old sister’s brain began to swell as a result of the large amount of water she consumed in Freeman Lake.

“My sister, Hollyshe called me and she was just an absolute mess,” Miller explained. “She said, ‘Ashley is in the hospital. She has brain swelling, they don’t know what’s causing it, they don’t know what they can do to get it to go down and not it looks good’”.

“It was a shock to all of us,” he continued. “When they started talking about water toxicity. Was that like a thing?”

Water toxicity, which may also be called water intoxication or water poisoning, occurs when too much water is consumed in too short a period of time.

The rare condition can also occur if the victim’s kidneys retain too much water due to other underlying health conditions.

Most victims of water toxicity experience symptoms such as muscle cramps, pain, nausea and headaches.

Dr. Blake Froberga toxicologist at IU Health Arnett Hospital, explained that the rare cause of death occurs more often during the summer, if someone works outside or exercises frequently.

Dr. Froberg also explained that some people are “at greater risk” of water toxicity.

“There are certain things that can make someone more at risk, but what happens in general is that you have too much water and not enough sodium in your body,” the toxicologist explained.

He added that it’s “important for people to drink things that have electrolytes, sodium and potassium.”