Hunter wounded in Mason County incident
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April 20, 2021 - 12:19 pm
CHARLESTON. W.Va. — Investigators with the West Virginia Natural Resources Police are looking for a shooter in a Tuesday morning hunting incident in Mason County.
The victim, a man in his 20’s, was wounded by a 12 gauge shotgun blast while turkey hunting. He never encountered the shooter who apparently left the area. The incident happened about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday.
According to Natural Resources Police the victim walked out of the woods and called 9-1-1. He was transported by ambulance to a landing zone and flown by HealthNet to St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington. His condition at this hour is unknown.