Article 5XB26 US boater who rescued man from lake then shot him will not be charged

US boater who rescued man from lake then shot him will not be charged

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Officials in South Carolina ruled the shooting of Nathan Drew, 29, by an unnamed 79-year-old was an act of self-defense

South Carolina officials said they would not file charges against a boater who helped rescue a man from the water, then shot him dead.

A statement from the Oconee county sheriff's office said the 10th judicial circuit solicitor, David Wagner, ruled that the Tuesday shooting of 29-year-old Nathan Drew Morgan by an unnamed 74-year-old man was an act of self-defense.

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