Missouri Hunter Shoots Hiker After Mistaking Him For Turkey, Police Say
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Police are yet to reveal the identities of the hiker and the hunter
They said the hunter was fully cooperating
A hiker in Missouri has been critically injured after being shot in the chest by a hunter who mistook him for a turkey.
Officers reached the Lewis & Clark trail at August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Area around Saturday afternoon to investigate a hunting-related incident, St. Charles County Police Department said in a Facebook statement. A hunter accidentally shot a hiker, thinking he was a turkey. The hiker was transported for medical treatment. His condition is unknown. This remains an active investigation, the statement read.
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Man airlifted out of remote area and is in serious condition with life-threatening injuries Author: Kelsi Anderson (KSDK), Jeff Cavallin Published: 3:41 PM CDT May 8, 2021 Updated: 4:50 PM CDT May 8, 2021
ST CHARLES, Mo. A hunter in a remote area accidentally shot a hiker on a trail in the August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Area on Saturday. St. Charles County police report that the hunter mistook the man for a turkey.
The hiker was airlifted via Arch to a local trauma center with serious, life-threatening injuries, according to a St. Charles County Ambulance District spokesperson.
First responders had to use Utility Terrain Vehicles to reach the injured man so he could be transported by air. Crews requested the closest helicopter to the conservation area.
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