A man accused of trying to kill a snowmobiler on the west coast of the island appeared in court for a bail hearing this afternoon.

Details have been scanty at best since the 26-year-old victim was knocked off his machine late afternoon on February 21st.

The man and another rider were crossing an isthmus known as the gravels in Port au Port when he was hit by something, causing serious injuries.

Police remained tight-lipped, only saying the injuries weren’t caused by falling off a snowmobile.

But four days later, they searched the home of Wayne Hynes in nearby Port au Port West, seizing evidence as part of the investigation.

Then this past Saturday, Hynes was arrested and charged with attempted murder “where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence,” the first confirmation of rumours that the victim may have been shot.

Hynes made his first court appearance by phone from the West Coast Correctional Center in Stephenville on Sunday, and did the same again this afternoon for a bail hearing.

But that was postponed until Thursday to give defence counsel time to make a case for Hynes’ release as the matter works its way through the courts.