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A 38-year-old Washington man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at a monk seal on the shores of Maui in early May, an incident that was caught on video and quickly went viral.

The monk seal is well-known to locals who have named her "Lani."

Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk near Seattle on Wednesday, May 13. Lytvynchuk, 38, is a resident of Covington, Wash., roughly 30 miles southeast from Seattle.

On May 5, bystanders took video of a man walking along the beach in the Lahaina area of Maui as he followed a monk seal, Lani, in the nearby shallow water. The seal was swimming and pushing a log. The man then took a large rock — one witness described it as the size of a coconut — and threw it at the seal, nearly hitting its head. The seal was startled and reared out of the water. Lani was motionless for a time, avoiding the shore, after the scare.

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[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Apparently after this he also hit some locals on their fists with his face. I hope the seal and their fists are okay.

[–] Sv443@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

He's the one who got the beating after the locals found out about it and he told them that he doesn't care about getting fined because he's rich.

[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You may need to take a second read of the comment you're replying to.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

His defense attorney is saying that the dude was trying to scare away the seal because he thought it was hurting some sea turtles. Story is here. Found this when I was looking for yesterday's story quoting the dude as saying "I can afford the fines" when he was confronted by some local people.

Not sure I buy this. But, we'll see.

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Even if that was true, isn’t that still illegal?

If anything, it probably makes it more illegal. Because now he’s admitting to intentionally throwing a rock at an endangered seal and at an endangered sea turtle.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 10 points 3 days ago

Totally. Not trying to defend the guy, just sharing the story. Just seems super convenient. Why not tell the people yelling at you that you're trying to protect the turtles? Why are we only now hearing about this? Seems like the sort of story one of my kids would come up with to try and get themselves off the hook.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

That'll get you killed on my beach.

But also..

Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk near Seattle

wut...

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

yeah, I'll take them (whatever the hell they are) over ice/cbp any fucking day.

"now go forth and make the world a better place!"

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I just imagine them handing out some Beretta 9mm's to some lab technicians who typically work with ice cores or something and them being told "You're getting sent to Seattle. Find this guy"

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 20 points 4 days ago (3 children)

"Ice him"

"Decrease his carbon footprint to zero"

I would watch this show.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 13 points 4 days ago

That second line sounds like a comedic Bond villain line.

And it's awesome.

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[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fun fact: NOAA, although not a military service, is considered one of the 8 "uniformed services" of the US, which includes the 5 military services, the Coast Guard, NOAA, and the US Public Health Service.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait so they actually have official uniforms? I know the Surgeon General has a very cool military looking one

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

They do. Here's the official photo of the current Director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, Rear Admiral Chad M Cary.

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[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

As it so happens, it did nearly kill him. Some locals beat the shit out of him afterwards.

But hey, he said he could afford the fine, so I’m sure he could afford the medical bills too.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

Wrong sub then.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 18 points 4 days ago

This is actually infuriating! 🤬

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

is a resident of Covington, Wash.

That tracks.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Does it? I just looked it up and it's by Kent, yeah? I've never heard of it.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

He will be appointed the new head of US Fish & Wildlife

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)

washington man sounds like florida man to me, and that guy better have a joint and a Rainier while wearing a hoodie, not this nutsack - he's some russian shitbag who's living in washington state. he's not... washington man....

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[–] Elilol@fedinsfw.app 10 points 4 days ago (5 children)

allegedly throwing rock

Isnt there a video, what do they mean allegedly?

[–] ScriptSage@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 days ago (4 children)

It's the dumb thing where they have to cover their ass legally. If the guy goes to court and somehow wins by convincing them it "slipped" from his hand then he could turn around and sue all the outlets who said he threw it

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 10 points 4 days ago

WTF is wrong with some people

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

NOAA has cops?

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Alleged? There is video of it.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Legal jargon. You have to say “alleged” until he’s proven guilty in a court of law, no matter how compelling the evidence is

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You don't have to, it just reduces exposure to lawsuits.

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