NEAR NOVELTY, MO. -- A weekend deer hunting accident in northeast Missouri sent one man to the hospital.
Matt Wolken from the Missouri Department of Conservation told KTVO Monday that Daniel Nordin, 40, of Reeds Spring, Missouri accidentally shot himself in the hand and foot around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
Nordin was hunting on private property outside Novelty when the accident happened. The land belonged to a friend of his.
Wolken says Nordin was getting down from a tree stand when he dropped his rifle.
The weapon discharged when it hit the ground, hitting Nordin in the hand and foot.
Nordin was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center for treatment and then transferred to a Columbia hospital.
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