Bernard Moon
Bernard Moon
Bernard Moon was an 18 year old high school student from Thousand Oaks, California. He attended Thousand Oaks High School - Newbury Park, California - High School. He was an aspiring engineer, a varsity tennis player and honors student.
Death
On April 4, 2016 Moon tragically lost his life in a rocket experiment explosion in Thousand Oaks, California. He died after a homemade bottle rocket exploded outside an elementary school.
Moon and his friend were apparently working on a science project when the explosion occurred.
Officials said they were experimenting with a chemical combination.
Witnesses, including a group of girl scouts, then heard an explosion.
The two students were transported to the Hospital. Moon was in a critical condition, and died a short time later.
He was just two months away from graduating and had been interviewed at colleges including Brown University.