A Virginia man was fatally injured when a bear shot by his hunting partner fell on him.
A Virginia man has been killed when a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, US wildlife officials say. The incident occurred in Lunenburg County, between Richmond and Danville, Virginia ’s Department of Wildlife Resources said in a statement. A hunting group was following the bear when it ran up the tree, the department said. As the group retreated from the tree, a hunter shot the bear which fell onto another hunter who was standing about 3m from the bottom of the tree.
The department identified the man as Lester C. Harvey, 58, of Phoenix, Virginia. A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals. He died from his injuries, the wildlife department said. Similar incidents have occurred in recent years. In 2018, a man in Alaska was critically injured when his hunting partner shot a bear on a ridge. The animal tumbled down a slope into the man, who was also struck by rocks dislodged by the bear. Another man was injured in 2019 when his hunting partner shot a bear in a tree in North Carolina. The bear fell out of the tree and began biting the hunter. The man and the animal then tumbled off a cliff. The hunter was taken to a hospital, while the bear was later found dead
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