A migrant worker is in hospital after he was shot in the leg when a target practice went awry in Norfolk County.

Provincial police were called to County Road 21 around 2:40 p.m. on Saturday for a shooting injury. The 52-year-old old farm worker had been harvesting crops in a field when he was struck by a stray bullet.

Paramedics gave him emergency medical aid and then transported him to the local hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Police investigation determined that several people were engaged in target practice with rifles along a Concession Road 13 address south of County Road 21.