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UPDATE 12/6/21 @ 6:08 p.m.

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – David Green’s wife Brittany Green is heartbroken after learning of her husband’s death on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

“Davey loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, digging roots, and being with his dad,” said Brittany in a statement to WSAZ. “He had many cats and dogs and loved them all. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone that needed help.”

Green had been picking roots along Preston Branch Road in Boone County, wearing a black shirt at the time. That is when West Virginia Natural Resource Police said Jimmy Castle shot and killed Green when he mistakenly thought he was a bear.ADVERTISEMENT

Investigators said Castle went to look with an acquaintance after realizing what…