Monday, November 14, 2005 - Bangor Daily News << Back
MONROE - A Massachusetts man accidentally shot himself in the foot
while hunting on Friday.
Maine Warden Service spokesman Mark Latti reported Saturday that
Michael MacDonald, 41, of Danvers, Mass., was staying at a camp in
Monroe and hunting in the area off Key Hill Road by himself on Friday.
Latti said MacDonald reported slipping, causing his .270 Remington
rifle to discharge into his left foot.
The accident happened sometime between 11 a.m. and noon.
With a two-way radio, MacDonald was able to summon friends at the
camp, and they drove him to Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast.
MacDonald was later transferred to Eastern Maine Medical Center in
Bangor. Latti said the wound was not believed to be life-threatening.
Latti said two of this hunting season's three injuries have been
self-inflicted, and that historically, about half of hunting accidents
are self-inflicted.
He said hunters should remember to "always keep your gun pointed in
a safe direction."
Warden Mark Thompson investigated the incident, and found that
MacDonald had a valid hunting license. No charges are expected.
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