Maine woman killed by hunter on first day of deer season

A woman has been killed in a hunting accident on the first day of deer season in Maine.

Karen Wrentzel, 34, was shot dead around 10.30am on Saturday morning in a heavily wooded area near Hebron, Maine, in the first hunting fatality the state has seen in four years.

Family members said that Wrentzel was on her own property digging for rocks and gems when the incident occurred.

Investigators say a 38-year-old man who was out hunting with his father fired the fatal shot. The shooter's name has not been released.

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