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Police & Fire
Hunter Falls From Tree, Airlifted To Jersey Shore Hospital Hunter Falls From Tree, Airlifted To Jersey Shore Hospital
Hunter Falls From Tree, Airlifted To Jersey Shore Hospital A hunter was rescued from woods along the Jersey Shore after falling from a tree stand, authorities said. Tourniquets had to be applied to the 62-year-old man's legs before the man was taken to Liberty High School where he was airlifted to an area hospital, according to Jackson police. The hunter had fallen about 20 feet while climbing down from a tree stand off of South Hope Chapel Road in Jackson, police said. A cable had broken on the stand.  The unidentified hunter managed to call 9-1-1 from his phone at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday. Other hunters helped police, firefighters and medics locat…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Child Shoots, Kills Relative Out Hunting Deer: Coroner Child Shoots, Kills Relative Out Hunting Deer: Coroner
Child Shoots, Kills Relative Out Hunting Deer: Coroner The first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania was off to a tragic start. William Tripp, 71, of Elizabethtown, was shot in the head by a juvenile relative on Saturday, reports WJAC citing the Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees. Tripp was hunting with a group of family and friends along a gas line off Buckhorn Road in Jackson Township when he was killed around 10 a.m., the coroner told the outlet. The child who shot Tripp was aiming at a deer but missed-- striking Tripp who was approximately 300 yards away, according to WTAJ citing Lees. “This is a heart-wrenching, unfortunate ac…

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by Jillian Pikora