LEHIGH, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say north-central Iowa man has been shot while squirrel hunting at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area near Lehigh.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the incident happened Saturday when 55-year-old Sao Bunpan was shot in the upper chest by his brother, 50-year-old Khor Bunpan. Both men live in Webster City.
Authorities say the two brothers were hunting together with a party of four for the opening day of squirrel hunting in Iowa.
Sao Bunpan was taken to a Webster City hospital and then to a Des Moines hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Conservation officers are investigating, but preliminary efforts have led officials to believe the shooting was an accident. No charges have been filed.
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