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Oklahoma News

November 2, 2009

Owasso, Okla., official dies of muzzleloader shot

BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — The director of community development for Owasso has died in an apparent hunting accident.



Eric Wiles was killed Saturday morning as he was deer-hunting on a family farm south of Bixby, according to Owasso Assistant City Manager Warren Lehr.



Wiles was struck by a bullet fired by a muzzleloading rifle as he and other hunters tracked a deer.



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