Man killed in hunting accident in Hancock County
HANCOCK COUNTY, OH (WTOL) -
A man in Hancock County was killed in a hunting accident Thursday.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a man lying in a field near Township Road 135 just south of State Route 613 in Portage Township around 12:46 p.m.
Upon investigation, police determined that the man had been hunting when the shotgun he was carrying went off. Police say the man sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The identity of the man is being withheld while authorities notify the family.
The incident remains under investigation.
HANCOCK COUNTY, OH (WTOL) -
A man in Hancock County was killed in a hunting accident Thursday.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a man lying in a field near Township Road 135 just south of State Route 613 in Portage Township around 12:46 p.m.
Upon investigation, police determined that the man had been hunting when the shotgun he was carrying went off. Police say the man sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The identity of the man is being withheld while authorities notify the family.
The incident remains under investigation.