spectr17
07-09-2001, 08:32 PM
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Man using explosives to fish hurt in blast.
Springfield ###News-Leader
CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO — A St. Louis-area man’s hand was blown off when a pipe bomb prematurely exploded while he was fishing.
The man and his brother were using the explosive device to catch fish at their grandfather’s pond, Camden County officials said.
Mark W. Mossoney, 19, of Robertsville, lost his right hand from the wrist down when the device exploded as he was preparing to throw it into a pond Saturday, Camden County Sheriff John Page said.
Mossoney was taken by helicopter to the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, where he was listed in good condition Sunday. His hand could not be reattached, Camden County authorities said.
David J. Mossoney, 25, of St. Clair, also was injured, but was treated and released for minor shrapnel wounds at Washington Hospital. The men were in Climax Springs visiting their grandfather.
Underwater explosions are used by some people to stun or kill fish, which float to the surface and can be retrieved, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation spokesman. It is illegal in Missouri to use explosives in this manner on public waterways.
It was unclear on Sunday whether the practice is illegal at a privately-owned body of water.
Any charges to be filed in the case would come after further investigation, according to a statement from The Camden County Sheriff’s Department.
Man using explosives to fish hurt in blast.
Springfield ###News-Leader
CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO — A St. Louis-area man’s hand was blown off when a pipe bomb prematurely exploded while he was fishing.
The man and his brother were using the explosive device to catch fish at their grandfather’s pond, Camden County officials said.
Mark W. Mossoney, 19, of Robertsville, lost his right hand from the wrist down when the device exploded as he was preparing to throw it into a pond Saturday, Camden County Sheriff John Page said.
Mossoney was taken by helicopter to the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, where he was listed in good condition Sunday. His hand could not be reattached, Camden County authorities said.
David J. Mossoney, 25, of St. Clair, also was injured, but was treated and released for minor shrapnel wounds at Washington Hospital. The men were in Climax Springs visiting their grandfather.
Underwater explosions are used by some people to stun or kill fish, which float to the surface and can be retrieved, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation spokesman. It is illegal in Missouri to use explosives in this manner on public waterways.
It was unclear on Sunday whether the practice is illegal at a privately-owned body of water.
Any charges to be filed in the case would come after further investigation, according to a statement from The Camden County Sheriff’s Department.