CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A 79-year-old man accidentally shot and killed one of his farmhands after mistaking her for a groundhog as she lay in tall grass, a northeastern Ohio sheriff says.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) � A 79-year-old man accidentally shot and killed one of his farmhands after mistaking her for a groundhog as she lay in tall grass, a northeastern Ohio sheriff says.

Natasha Stover, 22, of New Philadelphia, was shot once in the head on Monday afternoon near Canton. She died on Tuesday at a hospital.

Stark County Sheriff George Maier said Stover was shooting at targets with a BB gun when her boss, Ralph Adams Jr., saw what he thought was a groundhog in one of his fields, about 165 feet away, and shot her with a rifle.

An investigation continues.