A Flagler County man accidentally shot and killed himself after he tripped while he was hunting Thursday night in Flagler Beach, deputies said.
Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies responded just after 6 p.m. to Sugar Mill Lane South, in Flagler Beach, in reference to shots fired.
Emergency personnel were attending to 45-year-old Andrew Brendel when deputies arrived to the scene.
According to witnesses and emergency personnel, Brendel stated he tripped while walking through the woods and accidentally shot himself with a .22-caliber rifle.
The man had a small entry wound to the right side of his abdomen, a report states.
According to Darnell Hippolite, the two were hunting nuisance hogs for Brendel's mother. Hippolite told deputies that he was clearing the woods, and Brendel was in the woodline when a shot went off.
Hippolite helped Brendel out of the woods and back to Brendel's mother's house. The rifle was left in the house. Deputies said the rifle had one spent round in the chamber and 11 live rounds in the magazine.
Brendel was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center in serious condition, where he died around 8:30 p.m., a report states.