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.
I’m not one to call for doxing this person, but I’m sure one could easily find where this person works and let that company know what they think. Just talking out loud.
allegedly throwing rock
Isnt there a video, what do they mean allegedly?
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
I imagine the more logical argument would be “I threw the rock, but it wasn’t at the seal” rather than “it slipped out of my hand at a high velocity”
He will be appointed the new head of US Fish & Wildlife
“the man told witnesses that he was “rich enough to pay the fines” and walked away as Lani was immobile in the water"
Since this asshole is already “rich enough” let’s make him famous as well.
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk
Time to tie the fine to a fraction of percent worth, like how the Europeans do it.
Bless you.
I read somewhere a random local gave him a couple of punches after the news went viral.
That local should be eligible for sainthood, or at least a key to the city
You’ll be glad to hear that the anonymous local was awarded the highest honor the city could bestow: the Ambassador of Aloha.
Someone needs to fish the rock out, hand it back to him and drop him in the arctic. Let him argue with a polar bear on how is wealth protects him.
Alternatively, mob justice.
Alternatively, mob justice.
Ah, South American style.
Alleged? There is video of it.
Legal jargon. You have to say “alleged” until he’s proven guilty in a court of law, no matter how compelling the evidence is
You don’t have to, it just reduces exposure to lawsuits.
Thank you.
Throw his ass in the volcano.
This is actually infuriating! 🤬
That’ll get you killed on my beach.
Biggest issue is keiki and tourists crowding the seals when they come on shore to take pictures, and the seals get nervous and head back into the water. But sometimes you get local kine just as disrespectful.
But also…
Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk near Seattle
wut…
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.
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!”
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”
“Ice him”
“Decrease his carbon footprint to zero”
I would watch this show.
That second line sounds like a comedic Bond villain line.
And it’s awesome.
Seriously infuriating.
Wrong sub then.
Sentence him to a high security mental ward.
WTF is wrong with some people
Garbage human. I hope karma catches him.
