{"id":138245,"date":"2024-12-18T02:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138245"},"modified":"2024-12-18T02:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:40:01","slug":"a-hunter-in-virginia-has-died-after-a-bear-shot-in-a-tree-fell-on-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138245","title":{"rendered":"A hunter in Virginia has died after a bear shot in a tree fell on him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Entry-content\">\n<p>LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. (AP) \u2014 A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred Dec. 9 in Lunenburg County, which is between Richmond and Danville, Virginia\u2019s Department of Wildlife Resources said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A hunting group was following the bear when it ran up the tree, the department said. As the group retreated from the tree, a hunter shot the bear. The animal fell onto another hunter who was standing about 10 feet (3 meters) from the bottom of the tree.<\/p>\n<p>The department identified the man as Lester C. Harvey, 58, of Phenix, Virginia. A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals. He died from his injuries Friday, the wildlife department stated.<\/p>\n<p>An obituary for Harvey, a married father of five with eight grandchildren, said he was a self-employed contractor and avid outdoorsman.<\/p>\n<p>Similar incidents have occurred in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-a8e0be14d54443b2a8e37b99835e980b\">a man in Alaska was critically injured<\/a> after his hunting partner shot a bear on a ridge. The animal tumbled down a slope into the man, who was also struck by rocks dislodged by the bear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/f75d5fed4e8f40c691c1a2ffd69193ed\">Another man was injured in 2019<\/a> after his hunting partner shot a bear in a tree in North Carolina. The bear fell out of the tree and began biting the hunter. The man and the animal then tumbled off a cliff. The hunter was taken to a hospital, while the bear was later found dead.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright<br \/>\n                        \u00a9\u00a02024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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