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14-Year-old Shoots Himself in the Foot While Hunting
PAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP - A 14-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the foot while hunting this weekend.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the incident happened at about 5:20 p.m. on Saturday in Paynesville Township.
The Eagan boy says he was sitting in his deer stand alone when the gun went off. He was treated at the Paynesville Hospital.
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