Volusia deputies plan to charge a man who called to report he had been shot in the woods at Tiger Bay State Forest near Daytona Beach later admitting he shot himself, the Sheriff’s Office said.

“VCSO still on scene in Tiger Bay Forest but gunshot 'victim' has admitted it was self-inflicted,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet late Tuesday.

Colon N. Woods 30, of Port Orange, had initially called 9-1-1 to report he had been shot by an unknown assailant, said sheriff's spokeswoman Laura Williams.

Woods told authorities that just before 4 p.m. he was injured by gunfire in the area of Bear Island and Gopher Ridge roads. Volusia deputies and multiple agencies launched a search by helicopter, police dog and ground patrols searching for Woods and the suspected shooter, Williams said.

Rescuers tracking through the forest were guided by the sheriff’s helicopter as they looked for the injured man, Williams said.

Woods was found with a gunshot wound to the upper-right thigh, emergency workers said

Williams said that when rescuers located Woods, he was asked numerous times whether the shooting was an accident or if the gunshot was self-inflicted, Williams said.

Sometime later, after units from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, K-9 unit, a helicopter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and EVAC Ambulance responded, Woods admitted he had shot himself and fabricated his story, Williams said.

He was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center by ambulance as a trauma alert. The shooting remains under investigation and detectives are gathering evidence at the scene and plan to file charges against Woods, Williams said.

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