MN: West Salem teen injured in hunting accident

November 9, 2009

West Salem teen injured in Minnesota hunting accident

An 18-year-old West Salem man shot himself in the leg Sunday while hunting in northern Minnesota.

Derek Scott Bohner was wounded in the leg when he accidentally shot himself with a handgun, according to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Department.

Bohner was taken to North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji where he was listed in fair condition Monday.

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