Wouldn't being a good conductor make him more likely to survive than being a bad conductor as ultimately his resistance will be greater and hence he will have more power dissipated through him.
It's actually your body's resistance that stops relatively low amperage fatally interrupting your heart's rhythm. If you stick a 9v battery directly on your heart, you'll die.
Wouldn't being a good conductor make him more likely to survive than being a bad conductor as ultimately his resistance will be greater and hence he will have more power dissipated through him.