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HUNTING ACCIDENT SENDS MAN TO HOSPITAL

HUNTING ACCIDENT SENDS MAN TO HOSPITAL

A hunting accident at a game farm led to a man being air lifted.

On Sunday morning about 10:30 The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Fire Department and Wisconsin DNR responded to the 3900 block of 640th St, in the Town of Red Cedar for a report of a male subject who had been shot.

The subsequent investigation showed four family members were bird hunting together at a game farm. One member set a shotgun down against some brush to tend to a dog. The shotgun fell over, causing the gun to fire. The safety on the shotgun was not engaged and the bird shot struck the victim.

The 60-year-old male victim was flown from the scene by Mayo helicopter.

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