A strange and tragic hunting accident in rural Iowa has claimed the life of Carson Ryan, a senior at Washington High School about 100 miles southeast of Des Moines.
On Saturday, September 27, authorities say Ryan, 17, was squirrel hunting near Brighton, in Washington County, when a member of his hunting party mistakenly identified him as a squirrel and shot him in the back of the head. Despite immediate medical attention at UI Health Care Medical Center, Ryan succumbed to his injuries.
