Featured image of post A man was fatally shot by his rescuer after falling in a South Carolina lake. The shooting has been ruled self-defense

A man was fatally shot by his rescuer after falling in a South Carolina lake. The shooting has been ruled self-defense

South Carolina prosecutors decided not to file charges in a case where a man who fell off a recreational watercraft was fatally shot by his rescuer, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.

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South Carolina prosecutors decided not to file charges in a case where a man who fell off a recreational watercraft was fatally shot by his rescuer, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

Highlights

  • A man and a woman fell off a boat in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  • A sheriff’s office says the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon.
  • The man “became agitated and began assaulting the couple on the boat,” the sheriff’s statement says.
  • Prosecutors decided not to file charges in the case, citing the information and evidence gathered in the investigation.
  • The incident occurred on a Jet Ski at Lake Keowee, the county’s Lake Keowne County Sheriff’s Office says.