Coroner: Man’s Death on Hunting Trip Ruled Accidental

HARMONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man died following a hunting accident in the western Pennsylvania town of Harmonsburg over the weekend. State police in Meadville say 19-year-old Jacob Smith of Linesville was hunting with friends in Summit Township. The Crawford County coroner said Smith was removing items from a hunting sled when his shotgun accidentally went off shortly before 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Coroner Scott Schell told the Meadville Tribune that shotgun pellets struck Smith in the abdomen.