SCDNR: 6-year-old killed after hunting accident in Orangeburg County death ruled an accident
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ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says they are continuing to investigate the death of the 6-year-old boy who was killed in a hunting accident on Friday morning in Orangeburg County.
The department has determined that the boy’s death was an accident.
Officials say the boy was in an elevated stand and appeared to have been struck by a stray shotgun pellet from a shooter on the ground.
Investigators are awaiting more information from the coroner’s report.
We continue to investigate the death of a 6-year-old boy killed in a hunting accident Friday morning in Orangeburg County. Though the investigation is still active, we have determined that this was an accident. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/aKD3p1ZyYw
— S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources (@SCDNR) November 27, 2023
ORIGINAL STORY (POSTED: NOV. 27, 2023):
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ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources expressed its deepest condolences and sympathies to the family of a six-year-old child who tragically lost their life in a hunting accident on Friday morning.
The Orangeburg Co. Coroner’s Office says Avery Davis died Saturday at the Prisma Health Richland hospital from his injuries.
According to investigators, the incident occurred on Whisperwood Road in Orangeburg County, near the Calhoun County line.
This incident remains under investigation.
