Hunting Accident Kills 21-Year-Old
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
A Warsaw man was killed Saturday morning when his hunting partner's gun discharged accidentally.
Michal Jarski, 21, Southside Drive, was killed by a gunshot to his chest.
Jarski and two men, Scott Yeager and Troy Foust, were deer hunting early Saturday morning near CR 600S and CR 1000W. The men decided to quit around 9:15 after they did not spot any deer.
According to the sheriff's investigator Tom Brindle, Yeager and Jarski were preparing to unload the cartridges from their unfired weapons at Yeager's pickup truck.
Yeager was standing on the driver's side of the pickup and Jarski on the passenger's side with both doors open. Yeager racked his 12-gauge shotgun to unload the cartridge and the weapon discharged. The shot apparently went through the windshield and hit Jarski in the chest.
Yeager rushed Jarski to the Mentone EMS, who transported him to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Jarski was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Autopsy reports are unfinished, but according to police, the X-rays showed that the shot appeared to hit Jarski's aorta.
"All indications are that it was completely an accident, although we are continuing the investigation," Brindle said.
In another hunting-related incident, the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department received a report that a show horse owned by Cindy Cox was shot around the Crystal Lake area. Detailed reports are unavailable, but the horse was reportedly taken to Purdue and later died.
As the hunting season begins, hunters need to remember common sense rules of safety to protect themselves and others.
"Just realize there are a lot of people in the woods and hunting," said Kosciusko County Sheriff Al Rovenstine. "You must be extremely careful." He also recommends obeying gun safety rules that hunters have learned over the years.
The Department of Natural Resources gives seven basic safety rules for hunters:
• Use a safety harness when hunting from a tree stand, and never carry a bow or gun while climbing.
• Take your time climbing down from the stand.
• Obey state law and wear hunter orange clothing at all times.
• Observe firearm safety rules, including extra caution when the gun is loaded. Also, keep a firearm's safety latch on until you're ready to fire.
• Never shoot at a target you are not sure of.
• Be aware of your partner's location if hunting with someone.
• Know your limits. Hypothermia, heart attacks and exhaustion can kill. [[In-content Ad]]
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A Warsaw man was killed Saturday morning when his hunting partner's gun discharged accidentally.
Michal Jarski, 21, Southside Drive, was killed by a gunshot to his chest.
Jarski and two men, Scott Yeager and Troy Foust, were deer hunting early Saturday morning near CR 600S and CR 1000W. The men decided to quit around 9:15 after they did not spot any deer.
According to the sheriff's investigator Tom Brindle, Yeager and Jarski were preparing to unload the cartridges from their unfired weapons at Yeager's pickup truck.
Yeager was standing on the driver's side of the pickup and Jarski on the passenger's side with both doors open. Yeager racked his 12-gauge shotgun to unload the cartridge and the weapon discharged. The shot apparently went through the windshield and hit Jarski in the chest.
Yeager rushed Jarski to the Mentone EMS, who transported him to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Jarski was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Autopsy reports are unfinished, but according to police, the X-rays showed that the shot appeared to hit Jarski's aorta.
"All indications are that it was completely an accident, although we are continuing the investigation," Brindle said.
In another hunting-related incident, the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department received a report that a show horse owned by Cindy Cox was shot around the Crystal Lake area. Detailed reports are unavailable, but the horse was reportedly taken to Purdue and later died.
As the hunting season begins, hunters need to remember common sense rules of safety to protect themselves and others.
"Just realize there are a lot of people in the woods and hunting," said Kosciusko County Sheriff Al Rovenstine. "You must be extremely careful." He also recommends obeying gun safety rules that hunters have learned over the years.
The Department of Natural Resources gives seven basic safety rules for hunters:
• Use a safety harness when hunting from a tree stand, and never carry a bow or gun while climbing.
• Take your time climbing down from the stand.
• Obey state law and wear hunter orange clothing at all times.
• Observe firearm safety rules, including extra caution when the gun is loaded. Also, keep a firearm's safety latch on until you're ready to fire.
• Never shoot at a target you are not sure of.
• Be aware of your partner's location if hunting with someone.
• Know your limits. Hypothermia, heart attacks and exhaustion can kill. [[In-content Ad]]