Washington man tried to jumpstart his jet ski, electrocuted himself instead

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Most DIYers and internal combustion enthusiasts know a few hard and fast rules. One of the top five rules is certainly that electricity and water don’t mix. But it looks like Rodney of Washington state missed the boat .

It was a hot August day in 1999, and he was zipping around Lake Washington. But over time, he had a sinking feeling his watercraft’s battery was starting to fail. What did he do? He idled back to shore to fix the problem, of course.

Rodney ended up docking near Juanita Beach Park, which had a 110-volt outlet. He retrieved his 12-volt battery charger from his car. I’m impressed this guy is handy enough to have a charger like that while on the go. He plugged in the charger, stretched the cable down the dock, and jumped onto his wet jet ski…

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