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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,874 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 10:25 PM Saturday

Igor Lytvynchuk of Seattle filmed throwing a big rock at a seal.'I don't care, fine me. I'm rich'




Users online have identified the individual who threw the rock as Igor Lytvynchuk, a 37-year-old man from Seattle, Washington, who owns a shipping company.

The woman who took the video, Kaylee Ku’ukamaleimakamae Schnitzer, told KHON2 that after she confronted the man, he told her, 'I don't care, fine me. I'm rich' before casually walking away.  

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Maui Police Department to confirm the identity of the suspect. 

The seal attacker was detained by the Maui Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) on Tuesday after the law enforcement agency received a report of monk seal harassment, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.


https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15804025/Hawaii-Maui-tourist-rock-monk-seal-Igor-Lytvynchuk.html
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Igor Lytvynchuk of Seattle filmed throwing a big rock at a seal.'I don't care, fine me. I'm rich' (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday OP
Fine him dweller Saturday #1
He's rich. Alliepoo Saturday #4
Throw his ass in prison. 10 years for every rock he threw. The dumb p.o.s. LoisB Saturday #2
psycho Skittles Saturday #3
Allegedly got his ass wrecked for it too. flvegan Saturday #5
"To harm wildlife and not face consequences". (He got away with it) red dog 1 12 hrs ago #6

Alliepoo

(2,848 posts)
4. He's rich.
Sat May 9, 2026, 11:27 PM
Saturday

A fine won’t hurt him but maybe jail time would. Plus from what I’ve been reading some locals had a little something to “say” to him that was probably rather like a rock (or something) upside his head! He might not be too anxious to go back to Maui.

red dog 1

(33,421 posts)
6. "To harm wildlife and not face consequences". (He got away with it)
Mon May 11, 2026, 12:08 PM
12 hrs ago

I wonder if the bastard hit the seal with the rock?
Video says "The Monk seal was distressed."

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