A boy has died after being accidentally shot at a property near Goulburn.
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At about 11.20am, emergency services were called to a property on Fernleigh Close, Windellama, following reports of a shooting.
Hume Police District officers were told a nine-year-old boy had been injured after the accidental discharge of a firearm on a property, about 38 kilometres south-east of Goulburn.
The boy was treated for serious neck injuries by NSW Ambulance paramedics. The Goulburn Post understands a Toll helicopter with paramedics on board landed near the property.
However, the boy died at the scene.
Police have commenced an investigation into the cause of the incident.
A Toll helicopter was called to the Windellama property. File picture by Louise Thrower.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
Louise Thrower
Senior journalist
If you have a story to tell, drop me a line at louise.thrower@austcommunitymedia.com.au or call 0418 229 678.
