15. Death by a video game at sea
In Queensland, Australia, 19-year-old John Wellington ventured out into the sea to become a trawler fisherman for the first time. And on his first try, he’d already encountered a serious challenge: a raging storm. Waves were breaking 15-25 feet. Lightning activity had been reported on the radio. To distract himself from the terrorizing storm at sea, John played some video game. Inside, the deck was gradually flooding, and soaked John’s extension cord, zapping him with 240 volts of electricity. His fellow deckhands tried to pry him free, but they too were partially electrocuted. By the time the electronic device was removed from his hand, John already died from the huge amount of electricity that electrocuted him.
