Event Brief
US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at monk seal
Filed: May 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM ET
Summary: A Washington tourist was arrested on federal charges after allegedly hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal off Maui.
WHO: Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WHAT: Arrested on federal charges for allegedly throwing a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
WHEN: May 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM ET
WHERE: Maui, Hawaii, USA
WHY: He was charged after prosecutors said a witness-recorded video showed him hurling a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
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