By Tristan Tuckett and Sam Borsato

Man Accidentally Shoots Himself While Hunting

Apr 13, 2016 | 5:14 PM

FORT MACLEOD – RCMP and Emergency Services responded to an accidental firearm discharge on Wednesday afternoon.

Around 2:15-pm, a 52-year old Lethbridge man shot himself while hunting on Crown land near Beaver Creek Road, northwest of Fort Macleod.

He was attempting to load his 22-calibre firearm at the time.

The man was able to get himself to a nearby road and was assisted by a passing motorist.