Hunting accident results in life threatening injury
Sheriff Tom Burch reported that on Sunday, October 9, at 8:19 a.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s office responded to a call about a hunting accident in Moose Lake Township, rural Motley.
Deputies arrived on the scene and learned that a family from St. Paul was in the area, on public land, hunting squirrels when a 12-year-old male was accidentally shot by his uncle, age 47, of St. Paul.
Deputies and responders initiated first aid and transported the juvenile from a wooded area to a nearby roadway to meet EMS personnel. Life-saving measures were continued and the juvenile victim was transported from the scene to a nearby helicopter and transported to a Twin Cities area hospital with a serious life-threatening injury.
The investigation indicates that the incident is a result of a hunting accident and it remains under investigation.
Assisting at the scene were Motley Fire and Rescue, North Memorial Ambulance and Air Care. . .