Police confirmed that “a hunter accidentally shot a hiker, thinking he was a turkey.” By Istock
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A man was shot Saturday when a hunter mistook him for game near a hiking trail in St. Charles, Mo.
A witness told a local outlet they “could hear voices” before seeing a hunter with a “large rifle and dressed head to toe in camouflage clothes.” He was covered with a yellow tarp. I could see . his torso. He didn t have his shirt on, and (paramedics) were working on him, the witness said.
A man was shot Saturday when a hunter mistook him for game near a hiking trail in St. Charles, Mo.
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May 10, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
(Photo : Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) According to police authorities, a hunter mistook a man hiking a Missouri trail for a turkey and shot him. The hiker was shot during an organized turkey hunt. The injured hiker has yet to be identified by authorities. His current state is uncertain.
A man on an organized turkey hunt allegedly mistook another man hiking a Missouri trail for a turkey and reportedly shot him. The injured person has yet to be identified by authorities, and his current state is also uncertain.
According to The Kansas City Star, St. Charles County police were alerted and immediately responded to the Lewis and Clark Trail at about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Hunter accidentally shoots hiker in Missouri
Rescue crews used a utility-task vehicle to reach the injured man and transported him by helicopter to an area trauma center in serious condition. Author: Kelsi Anderson (KSDK), Robert Townsend, Jacob Kuerth, Jeff Cavallin Published: 3:41 PM CDT May 8, 2021 Updated: 4:17 AM CDT May 9, 2021
ST CHARLES, Mo. A hiker mistaken for a turkey was accidentally shot in the chest Saturday afternoon by a hunter while using a popular St. Charles County trail, police said.
St. Charles County police said officers responded to the August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Area on Highway 94 just before 12:30 p.m. after dispatchers received a call that the man had been shot.