WESTMINSTER, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina hunter has been shot after he was mistaken for a deer by one of his hunting buddies.
News outlets report the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says the incident was reported just before 8 a.m. Thursday in Westminster. Capt. Robert McCullough says a group of men was hunting together when a man got out of his deer stand and was mistaken for a deer and shot.
Authorities say the man was shot with buckshot through the upper body and was taken to a hospital in Greenville. Officials say his condition was not available but noted he was undergoing surgery.
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No charges have been filed.
McCullough says the incident is a reminder for hunters to wear orange when in the wilderness.
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