Man rescued from S.C. lake twice, then shot by rescuer in self defense

[RockHopper]

Biden's fault. I'm sure all the poor guy could think about was how much fuel that damn thing was wasting as it puttered in circles while he was being rescued. No wonder he lost his mind.

 

[El Pablo]

Yep, it’s nato, neo nazis, and Biden’s fault.

 

[HFS]

Redbull and vodka?

The story didn't mention it. But wouldn't be surprised if alcohol was involved.

 

[Raido Free America]

Man and woman fall off a jet ski into South Carolina lake. Neither one wearing a life jacket.
A couple in a pontoon boat head over there and take both jet skiers aboard. (Rescue # 1)
The jet ski is going around the lake in circles.
Man from jet ski "became agitated" about going back to get the jet ski and assaulted the couple on the pontoon boat.
The woman from the jet ski pushes the jet ski guy back into the lake.
Pontoon boat couple helped the man get out of the lake again. (Rescue # 2)
Apparently there "may have been some type of argument" aboard the pontoon boat and the jet ski dude wound up getting shot in the chest, with fatal results.
According to the local sheriff's office, the pontoon boat dude said he feared for his and his wife's lives.
Local prosecutor (called the solicitor in S.C.) said it looks like self defense.

Deadly shooting on South Carolina lake ruled self-defense

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — A man will not be charged following a deadly shooting on a pontoon boat on a South Carolina lake, authorities said. The shooting, which happened Tuesday on Lake Keowee n…

www.wbtw.com

The jet ski guy wasn't named Murdock was he?

 

[MacFromOK]

It's just hard to help some folks...
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[Raido Free America]

The story didn't mention it. But wouldn't be surprised if alcohol was involved.

After my experence as a fire department diver, and dealing with many lake, and river, incidents, and drownings, that is a safe bet! 98% of these incidents are alcohol/drug related!

 

[MacFromOK]

The story didn't mention it. But wouldn't be surprised if alcohol was involved.

Same here. Seems like it causes about 80% of stupid actions.

The other 20% could be caused by liberal ideas...
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[garytx]

It was years ago when I was a kid fishing the local lake with my Grandpa. We were just drowning minnows along a point hoping for a bite when a boat with a skier in tow came by with the skier coming across the wake really close to our location just feet off the bank.
The boat made a short circle and came around again doing the same thing and went on down the lake.
Grandpa kept watching it, and got into the tackle box taking out a Devils Horse Dancer lure that has three sets of treble hooks to tie on his pole.
When the boat came around again with the same guy jumping the wake and coming close to us, Grandpa tossed that Devils Horse, hooked the guy and then "set" the hook breaking the line in the process. He was that close.
I'd never seen Grandpa mad, and he wasn't then. He just said, boy, we probably need to go home now, so we packed up and left. He never mentioned it afterward.

I like your Grandpa!!

 

[jakeman]

Lake Keowee 911 calls reveal harrowing struggle between boater and man he saved from drowning, then shot

South Carolina 911 calls reveal grim details of the Lake Keowee shooting that left a 29-year-old man dead last month when he attacked the boaters who helped him out of the water after he fell off his personal watercraft with a young woman.

www.foxnews.com

Harrowing to listen to, and long.

He would have played hell getting me to perform CPR on his dying ass, for a multitude of reasons, not least of which is, as a civilian I have no duty to act. Most importantly, he's bleeding all over hell and half of Georgia. I don't know what type of blood borne diseases he has, and I don't want to find out because I caught it.

It's a shame he's dead, but this knucklehead had every bit of it coming.

 

[hunter966]

If you’re gonna be stupid, ya better be tuff……and in this case 10 feet tall and bullet proof.