A 16-year-old is recovering after being shot by a man hunting beaver on Friday evening.
Officers said around 7:30 p.m., Dauphin RCMP responded to a hunting incident on Highway 271, near Pulp River, Manitoba to reports of a man being shot and injured.
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A 16-year-old was being treated on scene and was then transported to a Winnipeg hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigations showed a 67-year-old man from Duck Bay was hunting beaver when he fired toward the ground in to the brush. Officers said the 16-year-old was also hunting and on the ground when he was hit by the bullet.
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Initial investigation showed officers it seemed the man didn’t know the teenager was there.
The 67-year-old has been charged with careless use of a firearm and the investigation is continuing.
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