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Drinking more than 1.4 litres an hour can cause the bodys sodium levels to drop and cells to swell, including those in the brain. Thats what happened to a mother-of-two in Indiana.

Ashley Summers, mother of two from Indiana, United States, dies after consuming multiple bottles of water in a short span.

The husband of an Indiana mom of two who collapsed after she drank too much water performed CPR on the stricken woman – but she later died of water toxicity when her brain swelled, the woman’s uncle said in a report.

Ashley Summers, 35, from Indiana, in the US, drank four bottles of water in 20 minutes before dying in hospital of water toxicity.

Ashley Summers, 35, died from water toxicity last month while on a trip to Lake Freeman with her husband and two young daughters.

'Making sure that you’re drinking things that have electrolytes and sodium and some potassium'

The family of 35-year-old Ashley Summers is raising awareness about water toxicity. On Fourth of July weekend, Summers was out at Lake Freeman near Monticello with her husband and two daughters.

Doctor shares symptoms to look out for after mum-of-two dies after drinking too much water with water intoxication

Indiana mother dies from water toxicity after drinking excessive amounts of water in a short period of time. | World News

"It was a shock to all of us. When they first started talking about water toxicity. It was like this is a thing?" Devon Miller, Ashley’s brother, told WRTV."Someone said she drank four bottles of water in 20 minutes. I mean, an average water bottle is like 16 ounces, so that was 64 ounces that she drank in a span of 20 minutes. That’s half a gallon. That’s what you’re supposed to drink in a whole day," he added.