Tragic Accident Takes Life Of 18-Year-Old Hunter

The Anchorage Daily News has more on the tragedy:

Joseph George was goose hunting around 6:30 p.m. Monday in Nightmute, said Gretchen Weiss-Brooks, a spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers. He was shot at close range when one of the friends fired as a goose flew by, Weiss-Brooks said by email.

“No suspicious activity is suspected at this time,” she said.