A 31-year-old Wolf Creek man died from a gunshot wound in the Stickney Creek area Wednesday morning.

Casey L. McCormick died at the scene, which is off Beaver Slide Loop, authorities said. The shooting appears to be unintentional.

"In all accounts, everything looks accidental at this time," Lewis and Clark County Undersheriff Dave Rau said.

Officials received a 911 call reporting a man shot in the chest with a .45-caliber at about 9:45 a.m. Initial reports indicate the man was in a vehicle with three others on the way to a job site when the gun accidentally discharged.

"Another person was handling the gun. The gun went off," said Mickey Nelson, county coroner.

A helicopter and ambulance were sent to the scene but after an hour of CPR efforts, McCormick succumbed to his internal injuries, Nelson said.

The death remains under investigation. An autopsy was not planned as of Wednesday evening.

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