NSW:Man critical after potato gun discharges

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2011
NSW:Man critical after potato gun discharges

SYDNEY, April 23 AAP - A man is in a critical condition after being shot in the head
with a potato gun in a forest in central western NSW.

The 24-year-old man was camping with friends in Gurnang State Forest, south of Oberon,
when a potato gun discharged, striking him in the head about 2am (AEST) on Saturday, police
said.

The man was airlifted to Westmead hospital in a critical condition.

Police are investigating the incident.

The air-pressurised gun is designed to shoot potatoes and other projectiles.

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KEYWORD: CAMPING

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