12 hours Ago By Caleb Taylor
A 70-year-old man is fighting for life after he was accidentally shot on a hunting trip with his son near Oberon, in the NSW Central Tablelands. Emergency services rushed to the rural property on Campbells River Road in Black Springs, about 20km south of Oberon, on Friday at about 8.50pm.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 70-year-old man for a gun shot wound to the right shoulder. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today He was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition. Officers from Chifley Police District have been informed that the man and his 47-year-old son were securing their firearms on the back of a utility when a round discharged from the younger man’s weapon.
Both men had been shooting game on the property. A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the incident has commenced. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.
crimestoppers.com.au .
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