Thursday August 16 10:29 AM ET 

Man Drowns in Cat's Water Bowl
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - A New Zealand man has died after
slipping on ice and drowning in his cat's water bowl, local media said
Thursday.

Peter John Robinson, who was 28, was found by his mother lying face down
in the dish in the South Island town of Reefton last month, the New
Zealand Herald reported.

Gill Robinson said she believed her son had gone to feed his cat, Piper,
and hit his head after slipping on ice. The inch-and-a-half of water in
the bowl was enough to cover his mouth and was taken into his lungs.

A coroner found that Robinson, who had had balance problems since being
born without one ear, had drowned following a significant head injury, the
Herald said. 

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