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http://www.enn.com/news/wire-s Environmental New Network and Associated Press Nov.20, 2002
Indonesia electrofisher stuns himself, drowns
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
By Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian man using a homemade stunning device to catch fish electrocuted himself and drowned, hospital officials and reports said Tuesday.
Syahrul, 42, had attached electric cables to a diesel engine and was trailing them in the Mentaya River in Kalimantan on Sunday, the state news agency Antara reported.
Syahrul, who goes by a single name, reportedly dipped his foot into the river and received an electric shock that jolted him into the water, the report said. Villagers later found his body.
Hospital officials in the town of Sampit, where the accident took place, confirmed that Syahrul's body had been taken to a hospital but were unable to state the cause of his death.
Indonesian fishers often resort to unconventional fishing methods — including electrocution, explosives, and poisons such as cyanide — to increase their haul. All three practices are widely blamed for depleting fish stocks and damaging the environment.
Copyright 2002, Associated Press
Submitted on 11/20/2002
Submitted by:
Tom Roberts
Reference:
Associated Press, 20 Nov. 2002
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