Boy, 11, killed in hunting accident near Alaska Native village
Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
An 11-year-old boy from an Alaska Native village was killed during a hunting accident on Sunday.
The boy from St. Mary's was looking for a rabbit for his mother on Mother's Day. He was accidentally shot by a 9-year-old girl who was also on the hunt.
The boy and the girl, who were alone, were related, authorities said.
St. Mary's is a Yup'ik village.
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St. Mary's boy, 11, killed in hunting accident near village
(The Anchorage Daily News 5/10)
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