Dry Drowning, the bizarrest way to die?

It works like this: You step out of the pool with water in your lungs. You don't feel perfect, nor do you feel terrible. You go home tired. Then, about 24 hours later (or less), you die. As in, you're dead.

Don't believe me? Dry Drowning supposedly kills about 300 or so people a year in the U.S.A.

You could be next, bucko!!!

I don't mean to make light. This case is truly sad:

‘Dry drowning’ claims 10-year-old’s life - Health - MSNBC.comThe tragic death of a South Carolina 10-year-old more than an hour after he had gone swimming has focused a spotlight on the little-known phenomenon called ...
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So after reading the above article, I looked up the official Wikipedia definition of Dry Drowning here, and I nary understood nary a nary word, narily:

Dry drowning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIn cases of dry drowning in which the victim was immersed, very little fluid is aspirated into the lungs. The laryngospasm reflex essentially causes ...
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