Belize - Belize News - Channel5Belize.com - Great Belize Productions - Belize Breaking News
Home » Crime » Sailor electrocuted while preparing boat for launch
Mar 10, 1998

Sailor electrocuted while preparing boat for launch

A freak accident has left one man dead and two injured in Belize City. On Saturday afternoon Antonio Estrada, Douglas Gabourel and John Myvette were together on Coney Drive preparing a sailboat for launching. Apparently while lifting the sail its boom or mast made contact with the B.E.L. high tension lines overhead. All three men received a massive electric shock causing multiple burns to their bodies. Fifty three year old Myvette was killed while Estrada and Gabourel are recovering from their injuries.


Viewers please note: This Internet newscast is a verbatim transcript of our evening television newscast. Where speakers use Kriol, we attempt to faithfully reproduce the quotes using a standard spelling system.

Advertise Here

Comments are closed