I am sharing this very recent news story for a couple of reasons:
1. A young sailor is fighting for his life after a tragic
accident that caused 3rd and 4th degree burns on 75% of his body and the amputation of both legs. There is a GOFUNDME account set up to help the
family with
medical expenses. Details on that via the article, in case any CF
member would like to help.
2. The
accident happened during a very common
boating activity; storing a
trailer sailor
boat. The
boat was being put in
storage in a yacht club lot, when the
mast touched an
electric power line while the sailor had his hand on the
trailer hitch. He received a powerful
electrical shock that burned him severely.
More details here:
"GULFPORT
A friend has set up a GoFundMe account for John Harrison Doucet, a 20-year-old Gulfport resident who is fighting for his life after an
electrical shock Sunday evening at the Gulfport Yacht Club.
Doucet was parking his sailboat on a trailer at the yacht club when the accident occurred, assistant Fire Chief Kevin Lundy said. Doucet was removing the trailer from the boat at the time. The boat tilted upward as the trailer released. A guide line from the boat’s
mast touched an electrical
transmission line, Lundy said, striking Doucet because his hand was on the trailer hitch."
Read more here:
Gulfport sailor fighting for life after electrocution at yacht club | SunHerald