Hunter Bags BiG Bird Near Pritchard BC
Thursday, December 15, 2011 @ 1:57 PM
Chase- RCMP are investigating a hunting incident, as a result of an 79 year old man , discharging a shotgun and striking one of his three sons, while the group was goose hunting near Pritchard, BC. The man suffered non-life threatening wounds to his leg and is recovering.
On Monday police were called to a report of a man having suffered a hunting-related gunshot wound.
On police and ambulance arrival in the Pritchard BC rural area, investigators learned the 79 yr old man and his three middle-aged sons were preparing to hunt geese when the incident occurred. The group was setting up their hunting blind, and as older male handled his firearm, it discharged, striking one of his sons in the right leg. The victim was about 15m away when struck by the birdshot-sized pellets.
The injured man was transported to the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with non-life-threatening injuries, where he was treated for the wounds.
“The Chase RCMP are continuing their investigation into the incident and remind that hunters please ensure that they use safe firearms handling techniques. Safety first” stated Cpl Dan Moskaluk
Comments
And this is news how?
So what’s the big deal? Everything turned out for the better. I know take all their guns away and throw them in jail. The old guy too. That’ll fix em.
And this is news now… Well I thought I would jump in, which I rarely do to defend our newsroom. We have the luxury of being able to track each and every story that appears on Opinion250. Itâs a handy gadget.
So what do you think the most read story of the day is, well you guessed it folks. The one that you just read, in some cases by a long shot. Hate to say it to you Art kaehn; even your picture at the swearing in didnât come close. So is it a story now, well I hadnât heard about it and I have now along with a lot of people including the poster.
good job newsroom, the lead is funny.
Ben Meisner
It is an important story boys.
It shows why firearms safety is so important: that you NEVER point the muzzle of a gun at anyone, at any time.
And more.
Learn from other people’s mistakes.
I didn’t say it wasn’t news worthy.
Yes, gun safety is of the utmost importance. Never have a loaded firearm in the cab of your pickup. Snicker, snicker, wink, wink!
My dad bought me my first firearm at 13, a single shot .410 Remington shotgun. Even at that age I knew the importance of gun safety. I was showing my pal the gun and I even let him handle it. Until he started pointing it at me. I punched him in the nose and never saw him again. LOL!!!
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