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MI: Flint man loses hand in Richfield Township hunting accident

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November 19, 2012

By Gary Ridley, MLive.com

RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A hunter “blew his hand off” in a hunting mishap Saturday afternoon.

The 59-year-old man was climbing into a tree stand Nov. 17 when his gun accidentally discharged.

The bullet that struck the man’s hand also grazed his forehead.

Michigan’s firearm deer hunting season began Nov. 15.