Man shoots self with new rifle

North Branch man injured while sitting alone in a tree stand.

A North Branch man accidently shot himself in the knee while sitting in a tree stand on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.
According to the North Branch Police Department, the 31-year-old was on his own property off Elmcrest Avenue with a newly acquired rifle hunting under the two-day early anterless season.
Exactly how the man was shot is not yet clear, but he was shot with a .223 round through the left knee while alone in a tree stand.
He was transported to Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center around 5 p.m. and then flown to North Memorial Medical Center for trauma care.
His name had not been released at press time while the investigation progresses.