A 67-year-old man died Saturday night after being accidentally shot in a hunting accident in Lincoln County, officials said.
Daniel Wilson was scouting deer and looking at squirrels on family property when he was struck by a gunshot, according to Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum. Wilson later died at Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford.
A father and son were taking part in a youth hunt on the same property when the accident occurred. The teenager shot at what he thought was a deer and struck Wilson, Marcum said.
Wilson was shot in the leg, but his injuries proved deadly due to severe blood loss.
“Of course, his injury did sever a major artery in his leg. A large amount of blood loss,” Marcum said.
Marcum said he has never been called to a deadly hunting accident in his 16 years as coroner.
“Very, very tragic accident. I know the family personally,” Marcum said.
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