McPHERSON COUNTY — Authorities in central Kansas say a 7-year-old boy shot in a weekend hunting accident is improving.
The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Saturday while the boy was turkey hunting with his parents south of Roxbury in McPherson County.
Sheriff's Capt. Doug Anderson says another hunter shot the boy, believing he was shooting at a turkey, but was actually shooting at a turkey decoy next to the boy.
The boy was shot in the head and flown to a Wichita hospital. Authorities say the boy was expected to be released from intensive care on Monday.
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MCPHERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hunting accident that injured a 7-year-old boy.
Just before 5p.m. Saturday, the boy was on a hunting trip with his family three miles southeast of Roxbury, according to McPherson County Sheriff's Captain Dean Scott.
Another hunter in the area shot at what he thought was a turkey and it struck the boy in the head.
The boy was airlifted to Wesley Medical Center.
All individuals are cooperating with the investigation, according to Scott.