OH: Hunter shot in head

December 21, 2009

Name released of man killed in hunting accident

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Officials have released the name of the man killed in a hunting accident in Hartford Township on Saturday.

Fifty-six-year old William Eckart of Custer-Orangeville Road died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Officials say a family member found the victim below a tree stand. His shotgun, found nearby, had been discharged.

An autopsy was scheduled for Sunday and officials are awaiting the coroner's report for additional details.

Eckart is believed to have been the only hunting related death in Ohio this year.

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