Navy sailor shot dead in tragic accident

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A Navy sailor was accidentally shot dead on Thursday while he and his fellow sailors were pursuing a fishing boat in the Sape Strait near Banta Island, West Nusa Tenggara province.

Sgt. Maj. Yales was handing out rifles to his subordinates, including Second Corp. Bagus Nyoman Widnyana, 34, as their Navy boat was approaching a fishing boat that was believed to have been involved bomb fishing in the strait.

The boat was hit by a big wave, which resulted in Yales accidentally touching the trigger of an AK-47 rifle, which discharged killing Bagus Nyoman. -- JP