【Sea and Rivers: Strange Safety Hazards, Season 2】082: Enjoying fishing in spring – be careful of high-voltage power lines

The two released video clips from the scene show a man lying by the lake, on fire all over his body with black smoke rising. There is audio in the video saying, “Fishing caused a person to get burned to death; they came into contact with high-voltage power poles and were completely burned.” A witness at the scene told The Paper that the incident took place at the Luojia Lanwan artificial lake in Yunmeng County, Xiaogan, Hubei Province, where a fishing competition was being held. The man who suffered burns was carrying a fishing rod as he moved to a different fishing spot; the rod accidentally came into contact with high-voltage wires, resulting in an electric shock and severe burns to his body.

In reality, many fishing enthusiasts ignore the dangers in pursuit of momentary pleasure, only to regret it for life.

A man in Qidong, Nantong, died from an electric shock while fishing, as his fish hook accidentally touched high-voltage wires. According to the Rugao Business Information Network, at around 8 p.m. on August 9, Wu, who lived in Wuda Team, Dongxin Town, Qidong, Nantong, went fishing by a river not far from his home as he did usual, but unfortunately suffered an electric shock and died. Wu is 57 years old this year and was working at a local chemical industrial park before the incident. According to witness Mr. Gong, the river in question was not very wide at the time of the incident, and it contained many fish fry; in the past, Wu could catch quite a number of fish each time he went there. Unexpectedly, while fishing that night, Wu’s fishing rod caused the hook to land on a high-voltage wire above the river, which led to Wu being struck by the powerful high-voltage current suddenly; he collapsed on the spot. After the rescuers arrived to help, they checked and found that Wu no longer had any vital signs. At present, the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.

Regarding the cause of death, onlookers at the scene said it was likely that he accidentally touched a high-voltage wire while casting his fishing rod. Reporters from Modern Express noticed from the photos provided by witnesses that the man’s clothes were burned, and next to the scene of the incident there was an electrical hazard sign reading “High voltage – fishing strictly prohibited.”