The Indiana DNR has released the following information about a hunter who was shot in the leg.
The entire release is posted below.
LaPorte, IN – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an unintentional, self-inflicted gunshot wound that occurred at Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife Area this morning.
At about 7:30 a.m., Indiana Conservation Officers were dispatched to Kingsbury FWA. Shortly before, LaPorte County Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a hunter had been shot in the leg.
Vincent Fischer, age 48 of Valparaiso, informed Conservation Officers he was deer hunting and attempted to place his .44 caliber revolver pistol in a holster when the firearm discharged into his right leg. His juvenile son immediately used a belt to reduce bleeding and called 911.
Fischer was in stable condition and transported to LaPorte Hospital for medical treatment. The investigation is ongoing.