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.
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…
I read sea at first and was very confused. Fuck this guy
Apparently after this he also hit some locals on their fists with his face. I hope the seal and their fists are okay.
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.
You may need to take a second read of the comment you’re replying to.
damn
“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
I read somewhere a random local gave him a couple of punches after the news went viral.
“Don’t worry guys. Alohandle this cunt.” — some local
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.
Time to tie the fine to a fraction of percent worth, like how the Europeans do it.
It just makes since. A fine is just a price, a percentage makes sure people feel it as much as a given law wants them to.
A very lucky subset of Europeans, mind
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.
Bless you.
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.
he’s already been doxxed, iirc he owns his own business.
Let’s not dox people
I’m sure prosecutors will have a field day
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk (yes, that’s his name)
Let’s throw the book at this guy like he threw rocks at that seal. Fucking piece of shit.
He will be appointed the new head of US Fish & Wildlife
allegedly throwing rock
Isnt there a video, what do they mean allegedly?
You are innocent until proven guilty
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
That’s not it at all
As of right now he is totally innocent. It is on the prosecution to prove that he commited a crime.
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”
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…
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.
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.
Wait so they actually have official uniforms? I know the Surgeon General has a very cool military looking one
They do. Here’s the official photo of the current Director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, Rear Admiral Chad M Cary.
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.
I feel sorry for the seal. What a complete asswipe. Boot the Ukrainian out of the USA so he can throw hand grenades at the Russians.
This is actually infuriating! 🤬
WTF is wrong with some people
Throw his ass in the volcano.
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.
So in the land of lawsuits, you have to. Don’t push your fucking glasses up and um acktually for internet points.
Thank you.
