Fall from deer stand kills Columbia hunter

Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:00 pm

COLUMBIA (AP) — Williamson County authorities say a hunter has been killed in a fall from a deer stand.
The sheriff’s office told WKRN-TV (http://bit.ly/STwtm1) Tuesday that the death of 49-year-old Kerry Seiber of Columbia was accidental. Seiber’s family began looking for him when he didn’t return Saturday from a hunting trip to Williamson County.
His body was found below a homemade tree stand that sits 23 feet off the ground. His gun was hanging on a hook in the stand.
Doug Markham with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency said tree stands are a leading cause of serious injuries or deaths to hunters. The agency recommends using a safety harness in the stands.
The conventional gun deer hunting season starts Saturday in Tennessee.
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Information from: WKRN-TV, http://www.wkrn.com/
Published in The Messenger 11.14.12