City man killed in hunting accident
A ***** man was reportedly killed in a hunting accident on Sunday night. Trevor ******, 27, of 320*** St., was pronounced dead at ***** County Hospital after efforts to stabilize him were unsuccessful. According to the **** County Sheriff's Department, Trevor was hunting in a field adjacent to ** Road, approximately a half-mile west of U.S. ** at 9:38 p.m. Sunday using a recording of a rabbit squealing to lure coyotes to where he was located. However, two other hunters -- Troy Clark, 36, of rural ***** and a 15-year-old boy -- were also hunting coyotes in the field. The two other hunters, who were using a night vision device, mistook Trevor for a coyote in the dark and shot once, hitting him in the stomach. Ellerbrock cried out that he'd been shot and the other two hunters, realizing there was someone else in the field, immediately went to help him. A cellular phone Trevor had on him was used to call 9-1-1 and **** EMS was dispatched to the scene. *** medics then requested *** send an advanced life support (ALS) squad to the scene and the *** squad transported Trevor to the hospital. An Ohio Department of Natural Resources investigator was also contacted to assist with the investigation, since hunting was involved. The investigation into the incident is continuing.
