Man wounded in arm in South Huntingdon hunting incident
A man was taken by ambulance to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Friday after being wounded in an apparent hunting incident in South Huntingdon.
Emergency crews were dispatched shortly before 5:30 p.m. to the 400 block of State Hill Road, east of Smithton, to assist a 60-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the arm.
A friend applied a tourniquet to the wound and helped the man reach a nearby barn, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher.
Firefighters from Yukon and Turkeytown were dispatched, and state police were notified of the incident.
Additional details weren’t immediately available.
Jeff Himler is a TribLive reporter covering Greater Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant Area and Derry Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on transportation issues. A journalist for more than three decades, he enjoys delving into local history. He can be reached at jhimler@triblive.com.
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