Letts man shoots his arm while hunting coyotes
A Letts, Iowa, man was injured Sunday afternoon when his gun accidentally discharged while hunting coyotes in Louisa County.
Dennis Hiller, 47, was putting his rifle over his shoulder about 1:30 p.m. Sunday when the sling became unhooked from the forearm part of the gun. The gun discharged when it hit the ground striking him in the upper portion of his right arm.
Hiller was flown by helicopter to University Hospitals in Iowa City, where he was undergoing surgery Sunday afternoon.
The incident was investigated by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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