November 15, 2011
By Ty Czarnopis, UpperMichiganSource.com
The Marquette County Sheriff's Department
and Powell Township EMS responded to a call from the Kennecott Eagle
Mine security building on Tuesday regarding a hunting accident.
According to authorities, a 15-year-old girl from Gwinn was
hunting with her father when she accidentally shot herself in the
foot. Her father then drove her to the Eagle Mine site to get help.
The teen had shot a deer and was following the blood trail when
her gun went off due to the safety not being engaged. The round
passed through her left foot.
Emergency medical personnel at the mine helped provide care until
the ambulance arrived.
Names are not being released due to the victim's age. Police are
investigating the incident.
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