Community rallies around fallen NY hunter: Thousands raised to cover funeral expenses

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A GoFundMe fund-raising effort has been set up to help pay for funeral expenses for Joshua Morgan, who died in a hunting accident on Nov. 17, 2019.

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FRANKFORT, N.Y. — The community is rallying to help pay for the funeral services of a 20-year-old Herkimer County man who was shot and killed Nov. 17 by a fellow deer hunter.

Joshua R. Morgan, of Newport, was hunting with a group of people in a wooded area north of state Route 5 South in the town of Frankfort at 8:43 a.m. when someone in his group accidentally shot him, state police spokesman Trooper Jack Keller said earlier this week.

A GoFundMe effort was set up earlier this week by Sheena Burger to help to pay for the family’s funeral expenses. The campaign set a goal of raising $5,000. As of early Wednesday afternoon…

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