MICHAEL BRAUN

MBRAUN@NEWS-PRESS.COM

For a Lehigh Acres man, his dog's bark caused a .25-caliber bite.

Matthew Cole, 50, was sleeping in a recliner at his Cherokee Avenue home around 10 p.m. Sunday night when one of his dogs started barking.

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A report from the Lee County Sheriff's Office said the barking startled Cole awake causing him to jump from the recliner and knocking a .25-caliber ACP handgun off a nearby end table.

The gun discharged when it hit the floor and the shot hit Cole in the back of his left thigh.

The report said Cole, who lives alone, called a friend to take him to Lehigh Regional Hospital for treatment.

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Cole's mother said he was doing fine.

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