VIRGINIA CITY– Madison County Undersheriff Phil Fortner released the identity of a hunter that was accidentally shot and killed earlier this month.
The victim, 50-year-old Michael Drexler of Billings, died Nov. 2 after he was accidentally shot by another person in his party while elk hunting near Wigwam Creek south of Virginia City.
The incident remains under investigation, but officials don’t suspect foul play.
Story by John Emeigh, MTN News