<prompt> Dry drowning is defined as -Drowning in sea waterDrowning in cold water, death due to cardiac arrestDrowning in a dehydrated bodyDrowning where death is due to laryngospasm  <response>: Dry drowning: On contact with water, especially cold water, there results in intense laryngospasm, so that water does not enter the lungs.Death is due to asphyxia because of laryngospasm. 