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Avid hunter shot himself in the chest

Avid hunter shot himself in the chest | iNFOnews.ca
Tracy Darren De Montezuma, 52, bled to death after tripping and accidentally shooting himself in the chest in the woods near Beaver Lake Road in Lake Country on Sept. 29, 2012. Springfield Funeral Home

LAKE COUNTRY – The death of a 52-year-old Lake Country man has been ruled accidental.

Tracy Darren De Montezuma’s body was found in the Wilma Lake area off Beaver Lake Road Oct. 4, 2012.

He was reported missing 5 days earlier on Sept. 29. He went by himself to check out an area where he planned to hunt with a friend the next day.

Search and Rescue volunteers found his body in a wooded area full of wind fallen trees less than a kilometre from his parked truck.

Coroner Andrew Cave concluded De Montezuma tripped on a fallen tree and fell, his 270-calibre bolt action Winchester went off, the bullet hit him in the chest and he bleed to death.

The coroner says the safety on the rifle was off.

Cave makes no recommendations in his report.

To contact the reporter for this story, email halexander@infotelnews.ca or call 250-491-0331.

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Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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