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A Newfoundland grandmother might lose the use of her right arm after she was mistaken for a moose and shot while enjoying a “boil-up” in the woods.

The 68-year-old woman and her husband were with their daughter and two grandchildren, one as young as nine, in woods near their home in Little Burnt Bay on Friday afternoon.

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They were gathered around a campfire and had just put the kettle on the fire for the “boil-up” — a snack and a cup of tea — when they heard a loud bang.

The woman screamed “I’m shot, I’m shot,” as a bullet ripped through her chest and exited through her back, her husband told CBC Radio. She has had two surgeries and is in stable condition. The RCMP say the case appears to have been an accident.

Kevin Wayne Reddick, 35, told police he thought he was shooting at wildlife. He was released on bail and is due in court Dec. 13.

Reddick appeared in provincial court in Gander Monday on charges of careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and unlawfully possessing a firearm while under prohibition.

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