Sheriff's Office, DEC Officers investigating case where man suffered an accidental self-inflicted gun-shot wound in Remsen

REMSEN- Police say a man was taken to a Utica area hospital after suffering from an accidental, self-inflicted gun-shot wound over the weekend in Oneida County.

It happened Saturday afternoon at around 1:00 p.m. on Old Stage Road, town of Remsen.

9-1-1 dispatchers received calls over a male subject, who had suffered a gun-shot wound to his abdomen area and was walking himself out of the woods to a nearby roadway.

According to an investigation via the Sheriff’s Office, the man was in his tree stand and reportedly lost control of his .22 caliber rifle, thus resulting in the injury.

STaR Ambulance crews took the man to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he was treated and is expected to recover.

Police say the incident still remains under investigation.

New York State DEC Environmental Conservation Officers assisted.

Image via the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.