Lilya Novikova's body found in her apartment's bathroom. PHOTO COURTESY: MAIL ONLINE
Russian poker star Lilya Novikova died from electrocution in her bathroom while using her hairdryer in Moscow on Thursday.
According to BBC, an elderly neighbour found the 26-year-old's body in the bath, after receiving an emergency call from Novikova's parents.
Her poker fans knew her as Lia. Reports suggest she suffered a fatal electric shock while using a hair dryer in the flat, where she lived with her parents.
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She was well known on Twitch.tv, a live streaming channel for online gamers.
The daily Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK) says the neighbour is a longstanding friend of Novikova's parents and has a key to the flat.
Novikova had an engineering degree from Moscow's prestigious Bauman University and besides poker she enjoyed various sports, including rowing and snowboarding.
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She had also made some videos with top tips for poker fans.
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