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The Coastland Times With Which Is Combined The Pilot And Herald Of Belhaven And Swan Quarter
Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina
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John Cohoon of Columbia, Route 3, was accidentally shot in the leg by a gun under his car seat while turning onto the highway after work at the West Virginia Pulp Company. He received treatment at Columbia and Beaufort County Hospitals.
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COLUMBIA.--John Cohoon, Columbia, Route 3, was accidentally shot in the leg Friday afternoon, after he had quit work and was turning out of a West Virginian Pulp Company road on the highway.
The gun was under the seat and it was thought that a jar caused it to fire. The shot went in Cohoon's leg striking the bone and pulling the muscle of the leg away from the bone.
At Columbia Hospital he was given first aid, and taken to Beaufort County Hospital, Washington, for treatment. He is an employee of the West Virginia Pulp Company.
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Columbia
Event Date
Friday Afternoon
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shot in the leg, striking the bone and pulling the muscle away from the bone. given first aid at columbia hospital and taken to beaufort county hospital, washington, for treatment.
Event Details
John Cohoon, employee of the West Virginia Pulp Company, was accidentally shot in the leg after quitting work and turning out of a company road onto the highway. The gun was under the seat and thought to have fired due to a jar.