Charges won’t be filed towards a South Carolina man who fatally shot a jet skier he initially tried to rescue, prosecutors introduced on Friday.
Two jet skiers, a man and a lady, fell into Lake Keowee in Salem, South Carolina, on Tuesday, and have been rescued by one other man and girl on a pontoon boat, in response to a launch from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.
Neither the couple on the boat nor the girl in the water have had their identities made public by officers. The deceased jet skier is Nathan Drew Morgan, officers mentioned in a assertion.
The jet skiers weren’t carrying life jackets once they fell into the water, prompting the pair on the pontoon boat to step in and assist, officers mentioned. As the pair have been rescued the jet ski continued to drive in circles in the water.
Once on the pontoon boat, Morgan grew to become agitated, “and began assaulting the couple on the pontoon,” the discharge states.
Officials mentioned that it’s believed Morgan needed to return to the jet ski, which continued driving by means of the water regardless of having nobody aboard.
In an try and deescalate the scenario, the rescued girl pushed Morgan into the water. After bringing Morgan again onto the pontoon a second time, the man on the boat shot him, fearing for the security of these on board.
Morgan died on the pontoon boat.
After reviewing the proof of the taking pictures, prosecutors dominated the taking pictures a case of self protection and introduced they might not press chargers.
“The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for continued prayer for the family of Nathan Drew Morgan,” officers mentioned in the assertion.
The assertion says all events concerned have been notified of the choice to not transfer ahead with prices.