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SCDNR: Westminster hunter mistakes person for deer, shoots them

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  • (Source: FOX Carolina)
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Westminster, SC (FOX Carolina) – On Thursday, deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources responded to a hunting accident in Westminster.

According to SCDNR, the accident happened between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. near Rochester Road and West Oak Highway.

DNR says the accident involved two deer hunters. One of the hunters got out of his stand and the other mistook him for a deer and shot him.

According to DNR, the hunter was hit with buckshot in the upper body.

Officials say the victim was transported to a Greenville hospital and at last check was still in surgery. 

Right now no charges have been filed according to DNR.

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