Teen Shot in Hunting Accident

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By Danielle Plogmann

Story Created: Nov 16, 2008 at 5:57 PM CST

Story Updated: Nov 16, 2008 at 5:57 PM CST

WAVERLY - A 16-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg.

The DNR says Mathew Allen of Dumont was with a group of hunters at Cedar Bend Park north of Waverly when the accident happened after 11 p.m. Saturday.

They say Allen was trying to help hunting dogs cross a fence when he fell, causing his holstered 22-caliber pistol to go off.

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