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15-year-old martial arts champion electrocuted while bathing after phone kept for charging falls into water

Irina Rybnikova, who had recently been selected for her country's national pankration team, was found dead in her bath at her home in Bratsk, Russia
UPDATED DEC 10, 2018

A schoolgirl who was charging her iPhone in her bathroom was fatally electrocuted when the device fell into the water.

According to local reports, 15-year-old Iriana Rybnikova, a martial arts champion, was found dead in her bath at her residence in Bratsk, Russia, on Saturday after she had been using a cable to charge her cell phone. Rybnikova, who had been selected for her country's national pankration team — an ancient Greek form of "no rules" boxing and wrestling — was "dreaming of becoming a world champion," her pal said.


 
 
 
 
 
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