Greenwire: A hunter killed a U.S. Forest Service officer in Georgia after mistaking him for game, according to agency officials.
Investigators say Norman Clinton Hale and Clifford Allen McGouirk were hunting for coyotes at the Ocmulgee Bluff Equestrian Recreation Area at the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest on Friday night when they shot Christopher Arby Upton, 37, who later died from gunshot wounds. After shooting the ranger, the hunters dialed 911 to report the incident.
The Forest Service and Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division have launched investigations.
Upton is survived by his wife and 4-year-old daughter (WSBTV, Mar. 8). – JP