SECURITYMay 27 · 16:45 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDMaya Yang and agencies

Tourist accused of hurling rock at endangered Hawaiian seal was trying to protect sea turtles, lawyer says

Igor Lytvynchuk, a tourist from Washington, faces charges of harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal by throwing a rock, but his lawyer claims he was trying to protect sea turtles. The lawyer also alleges Lytvynchuk has been assaulted, threatened, and doxed since the incident.

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