A homemade fish bomb accidentally detonated over the weekend in Sabah, killing one man and seriously injuring his friend.
The deceased, Bernardine Francis, 40 and his friend, Jinius Tadak, 32, were believed to be putting the bombs together in the early evening of Saturday August 11 when the indicent occurred.
Police report that Bernardine was pronounced dead at the local hospital, while Jinius is currently being treated for a multitude of injuries including damage to his face and hands, and two broken legs.
Bernadine’s wife told authorities that she was putting their child to sleep when a sudden explosion boomed from behind her house. Running outside, she found both men lying on the floor in a pool of blood and called the police.
No foul play is suspected, and officials say a post-mortem has been carried out to determine the official cause of death.
Using explosives to fish is a dangerous game, as most local fishermen (and 99% of the population) are not trained to handle such combustible compounds. Earlier this year, a Kelantan fisherman was seriously injured when his homemade bomb exploded after he went to “check on it,” sending him into a coma.
Humans, while teaching a man to fish will indeed feed him forever, using a bomb will potentially kill him. If you’re looking for greater trout klout, a quick internet perusal tells us that there are far less dangerous things you can do to attract fish, like this all-natural, shrimp-flavored bath bomb. Less explosion, more fizz, but the fish seem to like it.
