May 12, 2012
By Phil Anderson, CJOnline.com
A hunting accident
Saturday morning in Pottawatomie County has claimed the life of a
juvenile, authorities said.
The accident was reported about
7:15 a.m. in the northeast part of the county.
The identity
of the victim wasn’t being released as of Saturday afternoon.
Sheriff Greg Riat said the injured youth was taken from the scene to
a local hospital, where he died from a gunshot wound.
The
case is being investigated jointly by the Pottawatomie County
Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and
Tourism.
No foul play is suspected in the youth’s death,
Riat said.
Additional details about the incident were to be
released at a later time.
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