Thursday, November 25, 2010
West Virginia Hunter Dies
WEST VIRGINIA....
West Virginia has recorded the first fatality since its gun season for bucks opened Monday. The Division of Natural Resources says 61 year old Franklin R. Mitchell died Tuesday while hunting near his home in Chloe in Calhoun County. Officials say Mitchell apparently died of natural causes. His body was sent to the state medical examiner's office in Charleston for an autopsy. Three other hunters have been injured since the season opened. The DNR says an estimated 280,000 licensed hunters will hunt during the gun season, which runs through December 4th.
West Virginia has recorded the first fatality since its gun season for bucks opened Monday. The Division of Natural Resources says 61 year old Franklin R. Mitchell died Tuesday while hunting near his home in Chloe in Calhoun County. Officials say Mitchell apparently died of natural causes. His body was sent to the state medical examiner's office in Charleston for an autopsy. Three other hunters have been injured since the season opened. The DNR says an estimated 280,000 licensed hunters will hunt during the gun season, which runs through December 4th.# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:14 PM 
