On Monday a 17-year-old from Coatsville, Pennsylvania was hit by pellets in his mouth and leg when his uncle fired at a rabbit while hunting in Mayfield Township in Somerset County.
The incident occurred off the Hayden Road.
The hunting party of seven people, mostly family from Pennsylvania, were using dogs to find rabbits.
The teen's uncle, Lewis Ammon, also of Coatsville, PA told game wardens he fired into the woods at the rabbit, and struck the teen in the mouth and right leg.
The teen's brother brought him out of the woods to a truck, and he was transported to Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft.
The teen was treated and released.
The incident is under investigation.
Teen Shot in Face and Leg While Rabbit Hunting
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