Indiana Hunter Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg

Indiana Hunter Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg
A hunter with a gun in a file photo. Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images
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An Indiana deer hunter had a close brush with death after accidentally shooting himself over the weekend.

Karl Stratton went deer-hunting in the woods outside Middletown, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 25. The 50-year-old hunter climbed a ladder to a perch in a tree and hung his 12-gauge shotgun, in its soft case, within reach on a convenient branch.