Oregon man shot in head while snorkeling

[airsix]

What the...??????

Story here.

Man Shot in The Head While Snorkeling in Oregon River
Salem-News.com

Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting.
shooting investigation
Salem-News.com

(REEDSPORT) - Police on Wednesday arrested a 60-year-old from Reedsport in connection with the shooting of a man while he was snorkeling in the Smith River, just north of Reedsport.

A Douglas County Sheriff's spokesman says the 44-year-old victim is hospitalized in serious condition at OHSU with a gun shot wound to the head.

The Douglas County major crimes team is investigating a number of leads in Tuesday afternoon's shooting.

Douglas County Sheriff's spokesman says the victim is hospitalized in serious condition.

Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting.

Divers on Wednesday recovered a gun from the river that is believed to be the one used in the shooting.

 

[divad]

Do they have hillbillys in Oregon?

 

[Rick Murchison]

Probably thought he was "plinking at turtles" - then when he realized he'd shot a person, panicked and threw the weapon away and ran.
I have a word for folks like that but it won't get past our TOS.
Rick

 

[H2Andy]

w.t.f??

 

[dlndavid]

very sad, people that hate snorkels take things too far

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Do they have hillbillys in Oregon?

In all walks of life ... in just about any type of environment ... you'll find people who will do things that will endanger others. Sometimes it's out of stupidity, sometimes pure accident, other times it's just plain maliciousness.

Ain't enough info the article to determine what this guy's motives were.

But yes ... there are hillbillies in Oregon. Plenty of hills there for them to live in too ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[cerich]

sending a prayer to the snorkeler.....and the jury/judge that sends this guy away for the max

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Yeah, I particularly hate those damned turtles that use snorkels... All snorkel-using turtles deserve to be shot...

You gotta wonder about this guy. Hell, he's 60. Many 60 year old guys got over the need to do stupid things with guns years earlier....

 

[shellim123]

very sad, people that hate snorkels take things too far

 

[divad]

Re (There are hillbillys in Oregon [Bob])





Xenophobic askeert-of-sea-monsters-from-the-Black Lagoon type hillbillies?