Hunter airlifted after weekend shooting accident in Chemung County (mytwintiers.com)
11/20/2023
Police in Chemung County say a suspected hunting accident resulted in a Pine City man being airlifted numerous times to Pennsylvania hospitals after being shot over the weekend.
When deputies arrived, they learned that a 41-year-old Pine City man had been shot in the left arm just below the elbow. Police say that a deputy helped the victim by using a tourniquet on his arm as soon as possible to stop the bleeding.
The scoped Winchester Model 94, lever action 30-30 was placed five to eight feet away from the victim and adjacent to the truck’s open front driver’s side door.
Police say the owner of the rifle walked to the other side of the truck and shortly after heard a loud bang, proceeded by the victim yelling out that he had been shot.
As for the victim, Guthrie Life Flight was called to the scene and airlifted the victim to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA for treatment and to be stabilized before taking another helicopter to a hospital in Philadelphia for further treatment.
Police say that potential charges are pending through the Department of Environmental Conservation and/or the Sheriff’s Office once the case is looked over and completed.