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.