Hunter shot in Callaway County
A teenager was shot in a hunting accident Wednesday near Fulton.
Callaway County deputies were sent to private property near Route F outside Fulton at 10:48 a.m. Wednesday in response to a hunter who had been shot, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Deputies found the 17-year-old hunter a few minutes later and administered first aid, the sheriff’s office said.
The teen was rushed to a Columbia hospital by Callaway County EMS. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the gunshot wound is not believed to be life-threatening.
An investigation is ongoing and is being turned over to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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