The husband of an Indiana mom of two who died after she drank too much water desperately performed CPR on the stricken woman – but was unable to save her, the woman’s uncle said.

Ashley Summers’ husband, Cody, rushed into action when she suddenly fell backward and passed out upon returning home from a Fourth of July outing on Lake Freeman with her two daughters, Brooklyn and Brynlee.

“It was really hot, and they were out on the water,” Summers’ uncle, Deon Miller, told The Messenger of the family outing. “She had a headache and felt really thirsty. She thought she must have been dehydrated, so she drank like four bottled waters in half an hour.”

“Cody gave her CPR and got her going a little bit, but by the time they got to the hospital and ran tests and everything, they had to put her on the ventilator,” Miller told the news outlet.

“By that time, her brain had swelled enough that it shut all circulation off to her brain, and she was brain dead,” he said. “Then, that night, she was gone. It’s been a real shock for the kids and everyone.”

Summers’ brother Devon Miller said she apparently drank 64 ounces of water in the short span.

“That’s half a gallon. That’s what you’re supposed to drink in a whole day,” he told WRTV.

“My sister, Holly, called me, and she was just an absolute wreck. She was like ‘Ashley is in the hospital. She has brain swelling, they don’t know what’s causing it, they don’t know what they can do to get it to go down, and it’s not looking good,’” Miller said.

“It was a shock to all of us. When they first started talking about water toxicity. It was like this is a thing?” he added.

Water toxicity occurs when too much water is consumed in a short amount of time, or if the kidneys retain too much water due to underlying health conditions.

Symptoms of water toxicity — also known as water poisoning or water intoxication — include general malaise as well as muscle cramps, soreness, nausea, and headaches.

The condition also can lead to insufficient salt in the blood, causing an electrolyte abnormality called hyponatremia in extreme instances.

The decreased sodium levels results in exterior cell fluid traveling into cells and causes swelling. In brain cells, this could turn fatal.

What is Water Toxicity?

Water toxicity, also known as water intoxication, happens when a person consumes too much water in a short period of time.

Water toxicity can also occur if the kidneys retain too much water because of underlying health conditions.

What are the symptoms?

Water toxicity can cause headaches, vomiting, double vision, high blood pressure or difficulty breathing.

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In extreme cases, central nerve dysfunction, seizures, brain damage, coma, or death could occur, which means immediate medical attention is vital to prevent fatal brain swelling.

How to prevent water toxicity

Health experts say eight cups of water throughout the day, or 64 ounces, is the standard amount of water intake for an average human.

Drinking no more than 13 cups of water every day and consuming one liter or less per hour will prevent overhydration.

Taking in 14 to 22 ounces of water two or so hours before exercise or spending time in the heat will prevent dehydration and subsequent overhydration.

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“We’re not doing very well,” Miller told The Messenger about how the family has coped with the mom’s death.

“She loved kids, and her kids were on her hip all the time,” he said tearfully. “She always carried babies around when she was younger. She was a good girl.”

In a Facebook post, friend Carissa Kay DeWitt said the grieving family had decided to donate Summers’ organs.

“She will be gifting SO many people & giving them a second chance at life. I’m kind of jealous of these recipients, but also so thankful they get a piece of our Ash,” she wrote.

“Raise some hell in Heaven, Ash. See you later,” DeWitt added.