Water addict died after hosepipe binge
A man who was addicted to drinking water died after bingeing on a hosepipe, an inquest heard.
51-year-old Andrew Else was found soaking wet and unconscious in Berkshire after drinking a fatal amount of water from a hose earlier this year.
Toxicology reports found that the aquaholic (yes you read that correctly) had consumed copious litres of water in a short period of time.
They believe this diluted the levels of sodium in his blood causing heart failure and ultimately his watery death.
A coroner said Andrew had a fascination with drinking water spanning many years but did not understand the dangers of consuming too much H2O.
She added that carers at specialist care centre Voyage in The Green were not to blame for his death and she recorded a verdict of accidental death.
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