There’s nothing more important than the safety of a child. Keeping them safe is the number one priority for any parent or grandparent.
That’s why you need to know about this tragic story. A Texas teenager lost her life over the weekend while charging her smartphone.
Madison Coe, a 14-year-old from Lubbock, died Sunday at her father’s house in New Mexico. Coe’s family said she was electrocuted while taking a bath. The girl either plugged the phone into an outlet while she was in the bathtub or just grabbed the phone while it was already plugged in.
Image: Madison Coe (Source: GoFundMe)
Madison’s grandmother Donna O’Guinn told KCBD-TV, “There was a burn mark on her hand, the hand that would have grabbed the phone. And that was just very obvious that that’s what happened. This is such a tragedy that doesn’t need to happen to anyone else. And we want something good to come out of this as awareness of not using your [cellphone] in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging.”
Madison’s stepmother, Felisha Owens, told KRQE News 13 that, “The bathroom is a place for showers and personal time and your phones don’t belong in the bathroom. Electricity and water do not mix. All it takes is a drop.”
That’s sound advice, and not just for kids. Everyone needs to be extremely careful dealing with electronics near water, tragedy can strike at any moment.
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