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11-year-old dies in Green Lake County hunting accident

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An 11-year-old boy died in a hunting accident in Green Lake County Sunday morning.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a 41-year-old man was trying to unload a gun in the backseat of a car.

It fired and hit the boy in the chest. He was flown to a hospital but did not survive.

The shooter and victim were members of the same hunting party.

Erin Gottsacker worked at WXPR as a Morning Edition host and reporter from December 2020 to January 2023. During her time at the station, Erin reported on the issues that matter most in the Northwoods.
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