Fairmount man dies after crossbow accident while hunting in Wabash County
Indiana conservation officers are investigating after a Fairmount man was fatally injured when a crossbow discharged on Sunday evening in Wabash County.
A Fairmount man has died after a hunting accident in Wabash County, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is investigating what happened.
Indiana Conservation Officers were sent to the scene at about 6 p.m. on Sunday. A preliminary investigation indicates the man accidentally discharged a crossbow, and the bolt struck his right leg.
He was taken to a hospital in Fort Wayne, where he later died.
Officials have not released the man's name, and no other details about the accident were released on Monday.