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This shocking picture shows Joan Wills screaming as she comes within range of a zone in the water electrified by the "Neptune's Fork' held by Henry T. Burkey in Hollywood, Calif., where he lives, Aug. 22, 1952. Burkey, an electrical engineer, designed the gadget for use by victims of shipwrecks of air crashes over shark-infested waters. The device consists of two electrodes connected to batteries in the waterproof handle. The electrodes create an electrified zone in the water to repel attacking fish. He says the device is shockproof to the user. Electric shock drowning is a term used in the US to describe a cause of death that occurs when swimmers are exposed to electric currents in the water. In some cases the shock itself is fatal, since the person will suffocate when their diaphragm is paralyzed, while in others it incapacitates the swimmer causing them to drown. The main cause of electric shock drownings is faulty electrical wiring on boats or piers that causes electri