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6.8 SPCII Hog Slayer
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. —
A man was shot and killed Wednesday night while hog hunting on private property in Anderson County, according to chief deputy coroner Charlie Boseman.
Kenneth Jason Young, 40, of Starr, was hog hunting by himself when he was accidentally mistaken for one of the animals by another female hunter, Boseman said.
The accident was reported just after 8:30 p.m. on Gentry Road between Highway 181 and Highway 81 near Brooks McGee Road just south of Starr, according to dispatchers.
The hunter was using a thermal scope when she saw an outline of Young "on all fours in the grass," Boseman said.
She took a single shot, thinking it was a hog, Boseman said.
All the hunters had permission to be on the private hunting grounds, according to Boseman.
Deputies and emergency medical services responded.
The incident is being investigated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, as well as the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
A man was shot and killed Wednesday night while hog hunting on private property in Anderson County, according to chief deputy coroner Charlie Boseman.
Kenneth Jason Young, 40, of Starr, was hog hunting by himself when he was accidentally mistaken for one of the animals by another female hunter, Boseman said.
The accident was reported just after 8:30 p.m. on Gentry Road between Highway 181 and Highway 81 near Brooks McGee Road just south of Starr, according to dispatchers.
The hunter was using a thermal scope when she saw an outline of Young "on all fours in the grass," Boseman said.
She took a single shot, thinking it was a hog, Boseman said.
All the hunters had permission to be on the private hunting grounds, according to Boseman.
Deputies and emergency medical services responded.
The incident is being investigated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, as well as the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.