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Dont drink and swim

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― A popular and groundbreaking DJ at a top radio station is dead.

Gigi Barnett reports the body of 29-year-old Khia Edgerton, also known as "K-Swift," was found Monday morning at her Northeast Baltimore home in the 4300-block of Arizona Avenue. Police say she died of a fractured neck. Her death has been ruled accidental.

Fans are in absolute shock. They organized a vigil at the Woodlawn radio station 92Q where K-Swift was a DJ.

Messages of mourning could be heard on the airwaves between shows on 92Q Monday after K-Swift's death. She was first put on air by Neke Howse.

"I have this insight that I can just tell. I just knew she has it, or had it," said Howse.

There are now growing questions surrounding her death.

They say K-Swift was giving a pool party at her home Sunday night into Monday morning. They're investigating whether or not she consumed alcohol before getting into the pool.

Witnesses told police there were several people in the pool when Edgerton jumped in, but none of the swimmers were alarmed when she didn't immediately resurface.

"I've known her so long, and it just hurts 'cause I'm waiting for her to hit me on Yahoo! to instant message or text me, just walk through the studio doors, and she's not," said K-Swift's best friend DJ Kelson.

There were also lifeguards present.

After time had passed and she still didn't surface, they got alarmed and jumped in.

They were able to pull her out to the side of the pool. Medics were called and dispatched around 12:20, but no one at the party attempted CPR while they were waiting.

When medics got there at around 12:28 a.m., they attempted CPR to no avail. She was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital at 12:42 a.m. where she was pronounced dead.

When police arrived at the house to investigate the pool was very cloudy and the area was dimly lit. Right now, K-Swift's death has been ruled questionable.

K-Swift was the co-host of "Off the Hook Radio," heard Monday through Friday from 6-10 p.m. on 92Q. K-Swift began working at Radio One more than 10 years ago as an intern in the programming department.

During that time, she held the positions of on-air personality, on-air mixer, and mix show coordinator.

"She's going to be truly missed. We love her, and I never realized that I would feel this way for a co-worker that's a family member. We've been together since she was 17-years-old, so it's hard. It's really hard," said DJ Konan.

The station's general manager Howard Mazer says finding a replacement will be impossible.

"Not only was she great at what she did with mixing and creating her mixtapes, but just her personality was really special. And she was loved by people in Baltimore, really loved by people at the station," said Mazer.

Now her studio is empty and her mic silent.

"This is an incredible loss not only for Radio One, but for the entire community and music industry," said Howse, program director of WERQ. "K-Swift was an incredible talent and human being. Not only am I fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her for the past 10 years but also to be her friend."

K-Swift's career was not limited to radio broadcasting. K-Swift was a popular night club DJ who was featured at several weekly events in Baltimore.

She also owned her own graphics, production and management company, "Club Queen Entertainment".

K-Swift also had very strong ties to the community and loved working with children. She hosted several events for teens every year in addition to hosting many different charity events.

"Her love and passion for everything she did was the key to her success" said Mazer. "She is truly a person that both the radio and music industry will miss."

Submitted on 10/15/2008

Submitted by: Leehums@yahoo.com
Reference: Jul 22, 2008 6:27 pm US/Eastern

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, but we get stories on a regular basis of people diving into water and killing themselves because they weren't paying attention to where they were jumping. I don't see anything here that really stands out as out-of-the-ordinary.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said. The only thing going for this is that it was HER pool. Otherwise, boring! Plus, all those people AND the "so-called" lifeguards there, and NO ONE thought to see why she hadn't come up or try CPR!?! Dawdling like that may have cost her her life as much as anything she did, since the human brain generally lasts less than five min. without a fresh supply of oxygen.


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