Duck hunter accidentally shot by deer hunter in the town of Oconomowoc

TOWN OF OCONOMOWOC - A duck hunter who was shot Nov. 26 has been treated and released from a local hospital, according to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conservation warden supervisor Rick Reed.

The incident took place at about 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at the Ashippun River Parkway, is being considered an accidental shooting by a deer hunter. The individual who fired the weapon has not been taken into custody.

According to Western Lakes Fire District Chief Brad Bowen, one of its ambulances was involved in an accident on the way to the incident.

"We were responding to that incident and our ambulance was involved in a property damage only accident," Bowen said. "There was another ambulance also en route so there was no delay in patient care."

Bowen said there were no other vehicles involved in the accident. Bowen also said the district is looking into the accident.

The investigation into the accidental shooting is also ongoing. Further details were unavailable.