A man who fell off his personal watercraft in a South Carolina lake was shot and killed by the boater who rescued him in what prosecutors have called an act of self-defense.
The incident unfolded on Lake Keowee near Salem, South Carolina, on March 15, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Deputies were dispatched to the man-made lake in response to a reported shooting involving a boater and a wave runner.
Law enforcement said a couple was on a pontoon boat when they saw a man and woman in distress in the water. The pair had reportedly fallen off a water scooter and were not wearing life jackets.
