Thread: Cambodian Man Electrocuted While Fishing with Shock Device in Sriracha

Rescue workers in Sriracha, Chonburi, responded to a report of a man found dead in a canal behind a worker camp.


The victim, publicly identified as 43-year-old Cambodian national Waed Bo, was discovered lying face-up in the shallow water with fishing shock equipment beside him.


Officials cut off the electric current before retrieving the body. A battery connected to electric wires was found at the scene, believed to have been used for electrofishing.

A friend of the victim, Tin, said coworkers had been searching for the victim after he went missing. They eventually found him lifeless in the canal, likely electrocuted after accidentally touching the live wires.


Authorities documented the scene and sent the body to Laem Chabang Hospital for further examination.

Cambodian Man Electrocuted While Fishing with Shock Device in Sriracha - The Pattaya News

That’s karma

Yep.

I didn’t know it’s possible to be electrocuted from a car battery.

Usually your hand would jump off, I guess standing in water he created a continuous current? Perhaps he had a heart condition?

"Dr" Willy

Perhaps he had a heart condition?

Doubt it doc. Back to med school for you i think.
More likely a brain condition called stupidity.

expensive professional electro fishing machines produce very high voltages, can be powered by a 12V car battery and are equipped with many safety features to prevent users killing themselves.

I suspect the one that killed this poor chickenhead was a home made botch, lacking even the most basic safety cut out feature.

These machines are illegal for hobbyists in most civilised countries.

600 watts of output power ( in order to achieve high-reliability )

Main technical features of electrofic fishing machine SAMUS700:


Input Voltage 12 VDC Nominal Range ( 10-14 VDC)
Input Current 5-60 Amps ( operating 10-20 Amps)
Output Voltage 1000 V max ( 550 V- inverter and doubled in impulse to 1000 V max)
Output Power 600 watts maximum (in peak) ( operating 100-200 watts)
Output Frequency (5-100) Hz in 1 Hz steps
Output duration (30 microseconds -2,5 milliseconds)
Weight: < 2 kg ( battery 7 Ah 2,5 kg)
Dimensions: 200х180х70 millimetres
Battery 12 V DC ( any model)

It is quite possible to be electrocuted from a car battery, even though it is DC, not AC. It can stop the heart.

His hand would not jump off, unless he had converted it to AC and stepped it up. And even then, muscle contraction guarantees the hand actually locks on. When testing something you suspect is live, always use the back of your hand. That way, muscle contraction causes the hand to jump off.

Originally Posted by misskit

Yep.

I didn’t know it’s possible to be electrocuted from a car battery.

Hope the guys that steal our fish end up the same way...
...and no it's not possible to be electrocuted directly from a car battery. It needs to be converted to a higher voltage to have enough force to overcome body resistance.

As the saying goes: "Volts jolts, mills kills". The converter whacks up the voltage at the cost of current, but there's still plenty of current to kill.