Chase-  RCMP are investigating a hunting incident, as a result of an 79 year old man , discharging a shotgun and striking one of his three sons, while the group was goose hunting near Pritchard, BC. The man suffered non-life threatening wounds to his leg and is recovering.

On Monday police were called to a report of a man having suffered a hunting-related gunshot wound.

On police and ambulance arrival in the Pritchard BC rural area, investigators learned the 79 yr old man and his three middle-aged sons were preparing to hunt geese when the incident occurred. The group was setting up their hunting blind, and as older male handled his firearm, it discharged, striking one of his sons in the right leg. The victim was about 15m away when struck by the birdshot-sized pellets.

The injured man was transported to the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with non-life-threatening injuries, where he was treated for the wounds.

“The Chase RCMP are continuing their investigation into the incident and remind that hunters please ensure that they use safe firearms handling techniques. Safety first” stated Cpl Dan Moskaluk