Woman Electrocuted To Death After Charging iPhone Dropped In Her Bath

A Russian woman has died of electrocution after accidentally dropping her iPhone in her bath while it was charging.

Olesya Semenova, 24, suffered a massive electric shock and was found dead by her friend Daria at their home in Arkhangelsk, reported News.com.au.

The paramedics who responded at the scene confirmed that Semenova had died in her bath. They also said that her charging iPhone 8 had fallen into the water.

"I screamed, shook her, but she was pale, did not breathe and showed no signs of life," Semenova's friend told the emergency operator. She added that she had tried to touch Semenova but got an electric shock. "There was a smartphone in the water and it was charging," she said.

Semenova, who worked in a clothing store and had an active social media presence, had posted a selfie from her bath a year ago.

The Russian Emergency Ministry issued a warning after the tragedy, which is the latest addition to the long list of similar cases in the country.

"The tragedy once again reminds us that water and an electrical appliance connected to the mains are incompatible. The same applies to any mobile device. If you drown a smartphone, the worst thing is its failure. But when it is connected to the network, we see what the consequences are," the statement said.

A similar incident took place in New Mexico, where a 14-year-old girl was electrocuted to death while using her mobile phone in a bathtub. According to a report by the New York Post, Madison Coe texted her friend a photo of her phone charger plugged into an extension cord before the accident.

"When you use extension cord [sic] so you can plug your phone in while you're in the bath," she told her friend. According to the police, Coe was electrocuted when she touched a frayed part of the cord.