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SANDUSKY – A 55-year-old man was admitted to McKenzie Health System in Sandusky after accidentally shooting himself in the left hand with a .40 caliber pistol, according to a statement from Michigan State Police.

The incident happened at 9:45 p.m. Friday, according to the statement.

A trooper was dispatched to the hospital to investigate.

The incident happened in a camper on private property in Watertown Township. The man taken in a private vehicle to the hospital.

He later was transferred by Sanilac EMS to Beaumont Hospital in Troy to be treated for injuries that were not life threatening.