November 7, 2011
From KXLY.com
Bird Hunter Hit By Shotgun Pellets Near Mabton
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima County sheriff's office says a man
who was hunting quail and pheasant near Mabton Sunday afternoon with
a large family group was accidentally shot and wounded.
When several birds flushed, the shooting commenced and the
45-year-old man was hit in the face and hands with pellets.
He was treated at a Sunnyside hospital, transferred to a hospital
in Yakima and is expected to recover.
The sheriff's office says the accident could have been prevented
by following common firearm safety practices.
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