Oberon: Man dies after being shot during hunting trip at Black Springs
A police probe is under way after a man died from a gunshot wound sustained during a hunting trip in the state’s west, with several weapons seized for examination.
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A man has died in hospital after he was shot in the shoulder during a hunting trip in the state’s west in April.
Emergency services were called to a rural property on Campbells River Rd, Black Springs, around 20km south of Oberon, about 8.50pm on April 18 to reports of a man being shot.
They treated a 69-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.
He was flown to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition, where he later died.
A crime scene was declared and officers from the Chifley Police District established Strike Force Arthurs to investigate.
Three firearms have since been seized for forensic examination.
Police earlier said in a statement the man and his 47-year-old son were securing their weapons on the back of a ute when one round discharged from the younger man’s gun.
Both men had been shooting game on the property.
No charges have been laid.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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