Accidental death

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This was on the opening page from Cox.net

 

 

Hunter Accidentally Shot, Killed By Son During Trip

12-07-2004 8:24 AM

 

(San Carlos, AZ) -- A man living on the San Carlos Apache Reservation is dead after his son accidentally shot him over the weekend. Tribal authorities say 44-year-old William Delma was hunting with his 24-year-old son Brian and two other people Sunday near Globe. The group was hunting elk in the area and the son apparently mistook his father for one of the animals. Officials say this was the second accidental shooting death related to hunting in the past three months. As a result, the San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department passed a resolution yesterday requiring all hunters to wear orange caps and vests in the area during hunting season.

 

 

 

[CouesWhitetail]

That's terrible. My prayers go out to those families. I can't imagine the heartache they are going through.....

 

Amanda

[az4life]

Very sad story that will affect many people in many ways I am sure. I must say, the Tribe did act quickly to prevent similar Accidents from occuring.

 

I gather from this, the tribe has autonomy and and did not have to wait for the politics to come into play.

 

Everyone, Be Safe!

[.270]

for it to happen twice in just a few weeks in one fairly small area is a rough deal. gotta be hard on the community, not to mention how it affects those involved. sad deal for sure. sure be hard to hunt after a deal like that. hope they all recover from it. i was raised around apaches and they seem to really take things to heart. as group they can be real mournfull but they will rally round each other. went to school with em. worked with em. worked for em. have some great friends from both of the big apache communities in Az. the tribe does some goofy things sometimes, but the folks are great folks and this will really be a sad thing for them to deal with. sure feel for the whole bunch of em. Lark.