A Wyoming hunter accidentally shot himself while trying to fight off an attacking grizzly bear.
A Wyoming hunter was recovering Monday after he shot himself as he was trying to fight off an attacking grizzly bear over the weekend, authorities said.
Francis"was able to draw his handgun and fired several rounds, which caused the bear to disengage and flee; however, one of the rounds struck Lee in the lower leg,” the agency said. A helicopter rushed him to University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he was discharged Monday afternoon, hospital spokesperson Suzanne Winchester said.
The son provided first aid to control bleeding before he coordinated a plan to meet rescuers near Water Dog Lake, the sheriff's office said. Francis was taken by horseback to the rendezvous point, arriving about 9:20 p.m., it said.It was the second bear attack reported in Wyoming this month. On Oct. 15,two college wrestlers hunting in Shoshone National Forest, about 25 miles east of Grand Teton National Park, authorities said.
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