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Teen electrocuted while spearfishing in Kota Marudu river

KOTA MARUDU (April 18): A teenage boy was electrocuted while spearfishing in a river at Kampung Minansad here on Thursday. Kota Marudu police chief Superintendent Simiun Lomudin said the 15-year-old victim was spearfishing with three friends when he came into contact with a live wire at around 7pm. Police were notified of the incident and [...]The post Teen electrocuted while spearfishing in Kota Marudu river appeared first on Borneo Post Online.

The victim electrocuted in a river at Kampung Minansad in Kota Marudu.KOTA MARUDU (April 18): A teenage boy was electrocuted while spearfishing in a river at Kampung Minansad here on Thursday.Kota Marudu police chief Superintendent Simiun Lomudin said the 15-year-old victim was spearfishing with three friends when he came into contact with a live wire at around 7pm.

Police were notified of the incident and rushed to the scene and found the victim in the river with a wire around his hand.Simiun said police investigation revealed the victim had tried to pull the wire but did not realise it was a live wire.The victim’s body was fished out from the river and taken to the district hospital for a postmortem.

The case is being investigated as sudden death, said Simiun.The post Teen electrocuted while spearfishing in Kota Marudu river appeared first on Borneo Post Online..