Wisconsin man drowns trying to fetch cell phone from sewer


	Wisconsin man drowns trying to fetch cell phone from sewer

Hawkeye_84

6-7-2007 12:04 PM

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drowning, cell phone danger

Hawkeye_84 says:

Amazingly, no alcohol was involved.

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6-7-2007 12:51 PM

arifsali

He must be carrying 1986 expensive and bulky cellphone, which obviously he couldn't let go.

6-7-2007 3:26 PM

sl0wdjin

If he weighed over 300 pounds, that might have been the style he needed to carry.

6-8-2007 4:49 AM

pokkets

Separation anxiety, caused him to lose his mind.

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