This reminds me of a funny story:

Once upon a time there was a retired amateur going on a DX-pedition to
the South Seas in the spring of '78 who set up his equipment and
started operating... unfortunately a terrorist group decided he was an
worthwhile target and overran his station. Last thing we heard on SSB
was W4garble calling Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! hiss static. A few
weeks later a forensics team found nothing but charred wood and bones.
The leader of the team reported back to the coroner: "Looks like an old
southern ham got roasted at Easter".

The Eternal Squire