February 4, 2014
From Live5News.com
AWENDAW, SC (WCSC) – Charleston County deputies say a hunter was accidentally shot in the arm early Tuesday morning after his gun went off when he fell out of a tree stand.
Authorities say the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. off Halfway Creek Road in Awendaw.
The victim told deputies he was in a tree stand with a 20-gauge shotgun.
When he fell out of the stand, the shotgun went off, shooting multiple pellets into his right upper bicep. He also suffered a head injury.