I believe this case was explored on an episode of "Gilligan's Island", in which the entire event was very carefully investigated by the Professer, and the Skipper, Gilligan, and even Ginger were all cleared of any involvement. I am pretty sure it was this case. It's been years since I saw it, but I remember it pretty clearly......
I guess everything old is eventually new again! Who'd a thunk it?!?!?
It's not the same one. This was from two days ago. It says the man was trying to shoot the harpoon but it got stuck and wouldn't launch. I guess he was trying to fix it then this happened.