Teenage hunter fatally shot in southern Indiana
ST. ANTHONY - State wildlife police say a 15-year-old boy has died after being shot while deer hunting in southern Indiana.
State conservation officers say the teenager from French Lick was wounded while hunting with a family member Sunday afternoon near the Dubois County town of St. Anthony. Officers say a gun was apparently being lowered from a tree stand when it fired, wounding the teen in the abdomen.
The boy died after being taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital. The teenager's name wasn't immediately released and the agency says the shooting remains under investigation.
Southwestern IN Hunter Killed in Apparent Accident
MARTIN CO., IN - Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the shooting death of a Shoals man.
Authorities said Steve Kelsey, 64, was found dead early Saturday by family members near his Shoals home.
At this time, conservation officers believe Kelsey was hunting Friday when his shotgun discharged while he was putting into a golf car. They said he was shot in the chest.
Investigators are waiting on the Coroner's report and a test of the firearm involved to be sure that's what happened.
Hunter shoots self in foot in southern Indiana - 13 WTHR
A Salem man was injured when his shotgun accidentally fired while deer hunting last week.
Conservation officers say Matthew Caudill was hunting Tuesday near Enon Church Road in Washington County when he climbed his tree stand with a pull rope attached to his shotgun. When he started to pull on the rope, the gun fired and struck him in his left foot.
He was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Salem before being taken by ambulance to University of Louisville Hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was listed in stable condition.
ST. ANTHONY - State wildlife police say a 15-year-old boy has died after being shot while deer hunting in southern Indiana.
State conservation officers say the teenager from French Lick was wounded while hunting with a family member Sunday afternoon near the Dubois County town of St. Anthony. Officers say a gun was apparently being lowered from a tree stand when it fired, wounding the teen in the abdomen.
The boy died after being taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital. The teenager's name wasn't immediately released and the agency says the shooting remains under investigation.
Southwestern IN Hunter Killed in Apparent Accident
MARTIN CO., IN - Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the shooting death of a Shoals man.
Authorities said Steve Kelsey, 64, was found dead early Saturday by family members near his Shoals home.
At this time, conservation officers believe Kelsey was hunting Friday when his shotgun discharged while he was putting into a golf car. They said he was shot in the chest.
Investigators are waiting on the Coroner's report and a test of the firearm involved to be sure that's what happened.
Hunter shoots self in foot in southern Indiana - 13 WTHR
A Salem man was injured when his shotgun accidentally fired while deer hunting last week.
Conservation officers say Matthew Caudill was hunting Tuesday near Enon Church Road in Washington County when he climbed his tree stand with a pull rope attached to his shotgun. When he started to pull on the rope, the gun fired and struck him in his left foot.
He was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Salem before being taken by ambulance to University of Louisville Hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was listed in stable condition.