National Elk Refuge hunter shoots leg

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First responders came to the aid of a hunter Friday after he shot himself in the leg and needed a ride to St. John’s Medical Center for surgery.

The visiting hunter, Chris Covell, was hunting on the National Elk Refuge near the northern parking lot off Highway 89 when the accidental shooting occurred, according to Cris Dippel, acting refuge manager.

“I don’t really know the details of how he did it,” Dippel said, “but he was probably finishing up, getting back to the vehicle and didn’t make his weapon safe, obviously.”

St. John’s spokeswoman Karen Connelly said Covell was in fair condition Monday and soon would be transferred to the hospital’s primary care unit. She couldn’t provide any other medical details because of federal privacy rules.

Dippel heard that the bullet “grazed bone,” which, he said, is a “good thing.” The alternative could…

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