Water intoxication led to young man’s death

A healthy young man died when he drank too much water after taking salt supplements which led to intense thirst, an inquest was told.

Luke McGuire, 26, died after suffering a sudden collapse in the back garden of the family home at Oakley Rd, Ranelagh, on Jun 2, 2011.

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard excessive water intake had diluted the sodium in Mr McGuire’s system leading to swelling in the brain and his sudden death.