LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) – A Laurel County man is recovering from a gunshot wound following a hunting accident Friday.

A deputy responded to the shooting which happened around 4 p.m. behind a home on Auger Springs Road southwest of London.

The deputy determined a rifle fell out during the trip and accidentally discharged, hitting the 71-year-old victim in the elbow.

The man was taken to a hospital in Corbin for treatment.