DEER RIVER, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota's deer opener weekend.
The Itasca County sheriff says 77-year-old Daniel Otto Cermak was hunting north of Deer River Saturday morning with a 30-30 lever action rifle when it discharged and hit him in the chest. Rescue personnel responded but he died at the scene.
An autopsy is being conducted.
There was also at least one nonfatal gunshot wound over the weekend. The Beltrami County sheriff's office says an 18-year-old hunter from West Salem, Wis., shot himself in the leg with a handgun about 1:30 p.m. Sunday near Becida (beh-SYE'-duh), which is about 10 miles southwest of Bemidji.
Information from: KQDS-TV, http://www.fox21online.com
