Crab hunt turns tragic
It was his off day from work today and all he wanted to do to kill time was looking for crabs, never did it occur to anyone it will be his last trip.
The crab hunting trip proved fatal for a construction worker when he was electrocuted by a fallen high-voltage cable near Senari Port in Kuching.
Roslie Spuan, 20, was killed instantly after he picked up a fallen cable with his bare hands in an attempt to move it out of his path while looking for crabs with his 16-year-old cousin near an abandoned house at SungaiJenang.
His cousin, identified as Hamizan, said they had been looking for crabs for about half an hour when they came across the cable around 1pm.
He said Roslie began shaking violently the moment he picked up the cable and was unable to let go until he collapsed onto the ground.
The teenager then ran across the road to the Senari Industrial Complex and alerted several workers, who immediately went to investigate and later helped carry Roslie's body to the main road before contacting the police.
The victim's mother Leni, 40, rushed to the scene upon learning of son's death and broke down at the sight of his body.
The distraught woman, said she was at her workplace in Demak Laut when she received a call from her eldest daughter informing her that Roslie had been electrocuted to death.
She also revealed that Roslie, who was the fourth of nine children, was due to get married next week and that the final preparations for the wedding had already been made.
Roslie's fiancee was also informed of his death but she was too distraught to see the victim’s remains.
The crab hunting trip proved fatal for a construction worker when he was electrocuted by a fallen high-voltage cable near Senari Port in Kuching.
Roslie Spuan, 20, was killed instantly after he picked up a fallen cable with his bare hands in an attempt to move it out of his path while looking for crabs with his 16-year-old cousin near an abandoned house at SungaiJenang.
His cousin, identified as Hamizan, said they had been looking for crabs for about half an hour when they came across the cable around 1pm.
He said Roslie began shaking violently the moment he picked up the cable and was unable to let go until he collapsed onto the ground.
The teenager then ran across the road to the Senari Industrial Complex and alerted several workers, who immediately went to investigate and later helped carry Roslie's body to the main road before contacting the police.
The victim's mother Leni, 40, rushed to the scene upon learning of son's death and broke down at the sight of his body.
The distraught woman, said she was at her workplace in Demak Laut when she received a call from her eldest daughter informing her that Roslie had been electrocuted to death.
She also revealed that Roslie, who was the fourth of nine children, was due to get married next week and that the final preparations for the wedding had already been made.
Roslie's fiancee was also informed of his death but she was too distraught to see the victim’s remains.
What a sad and unfortunate way to go.
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