Madison Coe, 14, Electrocuted In The Bath While Texting

[EchaSez]

Madison Coe, 14, was electrocuted while texting in the bathtub.
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Police have released the last photo a 14-year-old girl sent before she was electrocuted while texting in the bathtub in New Mexico.

Lovington Police investigators believe Madison Coe took the photo and sent it to a friend just before she died, NBC 12 reported.

The image shows her phone’s charger plugged into an extension cord, which is lying on a towel over a bath mat.

Police released the last text Coe sent, presumably to a friend, showing a picture of her cell phone's charger plugged into an extension cord outside the bathtub.
(LOVINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT)

...The Texas teen plugged the charger into an extension cord so that she could stay connected to the device while taking a bath at her father’s house in Lovington, N.M., on July 9.

The cord was plugged into a non-grounded outlet with no circuit-interrupting safety mechanism, according to a report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Lovington Police Department.

The report explains that Coe’s cellphone was never immersed in water, NBC 12 notes.

Officials said the girl died from touching a frayed part of the extension cord that had water in it.

...Coe’s parents hope that sharing their daughter’s last text will help prevent similar accidents. They’re aiming to raise awareness around the dangers of texting while bathing, especially among teens.

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[Keepalowprofile]

So tragic and innocent.
Poor girl learned to hard way that water and electricity don't mix.

 

[Peanut2]

I have to respectfully say that the frayed extension cord should have been repaired or discarded long before this happened. So tragic.

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

So tragic and innocent.
Poor girl learned to hard way that water and electricity don't mix.

Not innocent. Ignorant. Her father should have taught her about electricity basics. It's a useful thing to know.
Like checking fluid levels in a car, or sewing well enough to mend a tear. A basic life skill which every parent should teach a child.

 

[Sue sue]

The outlets in the bathroom should have been updated a long time ago.

 

[Sejanus]

Total twit of a kid.

 

[Craygor]

Total twit of a kid.

The last thing she texted was a spelling correction, I kind of admire that.

 

[Chrystan]

Damn...thats sad. I do agree that its kind of, ummm duh! My kids have known since they could walk to stay the hell away from electricity while anywhere near water or the bathroom. I have an outlet right beside their batroom door that i have to plug the vacuum cleaner in to reach their rooms. They wont even step over it when they come out of the bathroom. Theyre scared there might be water on their feet.
Teenagers arent known for being the smartest creatures on the planet. Its still tragic for her parents.