<Ul> <Li> 1991 , Andy Warhol : Five years after his death , Warhol 's family publicly accused the hospital where he had his gallbladder removed of causing his death by water intoxication administered post-operatively . A claimed autopsy weight of 150 lbs , with his weight being 128 lbs when admitted , was cited as evidence that too much fluid has been given . </Li> <Li> October 24 , 1995 : Anna Wood , a 15 - year - old Australian schoolgirl , died from the effects of water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA ( commonly known as Ecstasy ) . </Li> <Li> November 16 , 1995 : Leah Betts , an English schoolgirl , died as the result of drinking too much water , though in the media her death was mistakenly attributed to taking an ecstasy tablet at her 18th birthday party . </Li> <Li> 2003 : British actor Anthony Andrews survived a case of water intoxication . He was performing as Henry Higgins in a revival of the musical My Fair Lady at the time , and consumed up to eight litres of water a day . He was unconscious and in intensive care for three days . </Li> <Li> January 12 , 2007 : Jennifer Strange died after drinking what is believed to be 2 gallons ( 7.5 liters ) of water in an attempt to win a Nintendo Wii . The KDND radio station 's morning show , the Morning Rave , held an on - air contest entitled `` Hold Your Wee for a Wii , '' in which contestants were asked to drink as much water as they could without urinating . KDND was subsequently ordered to pay US $16,577,118 in damages to Jennifer 's family . </Li> </Ul>
who has died from drinking too much water
Andy Warhol Anna Wood Leah Betts Jennifer Strange