A 15-year-old Russian has died after being electrocuted in her bath when
her mobile phone fell in the water while she was charging it.Irina
Rybnikova, a martial arts champion, was bathing in the Siberian
industrial city of Bratsk with her iPhone charging close to the bath.
The iPhone then fell into the bath and electrocuted her.She later was
found dead in the bath.Irina was a champion fighter in pankration.
She won the all-Russian championship two months ago and had been
selected for her country’s national team. Friends say she was
dreaming of becoming a world champion.
Her
sister Tatiana, 25, told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper:In August she
became the godmother to my little daughter.My child adored her and
called her ‘nanny’.And now she is not with us anymore…Our hearts are
broken.It is so quiet and feels empty at home without her.She has been
described as a "beautiful girl" with "many friends".A friend said:She
was a great person, the best and the most loved.She always dreamed of
success in sports.We wanted to go together with her to another city and
study there.Everybody loved her, she was sociable, kind and beautiful.
Yury
Agrafonov, the head of radio-electronic department of Irkutsk State
University, said:Water is a good conductor for a current, this is why
there was a short circuit when the phone fell into the water.If the
phone had not been plugged in to 220 volts, the tragedy would not have
happened.Her sports federation issued a statement saying:A tragic
accident has taken the life of our champion, friend, mate and student
Irina Rybnikova, 15.She was a candidate for Master of Sports in
pankration, our beloved girl. Rest in peace.
