Fulton County man dies during raccoon hunting accident

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Man dead after hunting accident in Fulton County

NORTH JUDSON, Ind. (WISH) — A man is dead following a raccoon hunting accident in Fulton County.

According to a press release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday police responded to a reported hunting incident near County Road 500 West, just south of State Road 110.

Police say a hunter attempted to shoot a raccoon climbing a tree when the fired round ricocheted off the tree, striking 31-year-old Andrew Boots in the stomach.

Boots is from North Judson.

He was transported to a South Bend Memorial Hospital for treatment but later died from his injuries.

The incident remains under active investigation.

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