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Last updated on Tuesday, April 26, 2016
(FLOYD CO.) - A teenage girl is recovering after being accidentally shot during a hunting trip.
Deputies were called to the 6200 block of State Road 62 at 11:17 a.m. on Sunday. They found 13-year-old Alysee Defee shot in the armpit. She was taken to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville; her condition is being called stable.
Investigators said Defee had been hunting with Charles Ringo. The two were loading their equipment in a truck when a shotgun accidentally when off, hitting Defee.
Floyd County Sheriff Frank Loop is reminding the public about the importance of gun safety. Here are a few tips he offered:
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