Is it ironic?

For all you literature fans out there, tell me if this story is ironic, or just coincidental.

Death by Drowning at a Lifeguards’ Party.

In 1985, to celebrate their first drowning-free season ever, the lifeguards of the New Orleans recreation department decided to throw themselves a party.

When the party ended, a 31-year-old guest named Jerome Moody was found dead on the bottom of the recreation department’s pool.

Either way, it has a certain morbid hilarity to it. You can find other interesting deaths on this website.