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Woman dies in hunting accident


Woman killed while hunting in King George



Date published: 12/14/2009
A woman in a hunting party in the Caledon area of King George County was killed Saturday in an incident that is still under investigation.
Julia Dixon, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, said the unidentified woman was shot about 10 a.m.
She was flown to Mary Washington Hospital, where she later died.
Authorities are not releasing her age or address or the name of the person who shot her.
The shooter had fired at a deer and hit it, Dixon said. One pellet of the buckshot apparently hit the woman.
The woman and the shooter were in a hunting party of 20.
Dixon said one safety guideline for deer hunters is to identify the target and what is beyond it.
"Clearly, that safety guide-line was not followed," she said.
The shooting remains under investigation.

--Pamela Gould

My heart goes out to all those involved in this tragic accident. This happened within 2 miles of my house so it hits home even harder.

Folks there are only a few weeks left in season, please put saftey first so that we do not have to read about anymore unfortunate accidents like this. God Bless and be safe.