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STUARTS DRAFT MAN DIES IN HUNTING ACCIDENT; UNCLE CHARGE

By the Associated Press

Published December 3, 2004

STUARTS DRAFT, Va. -- A Stuarts Draft man died and his uncle was arrested after what authorities described as an apparent hunting accident on family land.

Chad Mays, 29, died at the scene after he was shot in the chest by a high-powered rifle.

George F. Lowery, 50, of Stuarts Draft, was charged with reckless handling of a firearm and could face more charges, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, which handles all hunting accidents.

The shooting occurred while Mays and Lowery were hunting deer together around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on private land next to the George Washington National Forest.

Game Warden Capt. Mike Clark said the victim apparently was mistaken for a deer.

Information from: The News-Virginian

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