Cheney accidentally shoots hunter

Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a 78-year-old man while hunting for quail on a ranch in Texas, US television networks reported yesterday. Cheney's hunting companion, Harry Whittington, was "alert and doing fine" in the hospital...

Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a 78-year-old man while hunting for quail on a ranch in Texas, US television networks reported yesterday.

Cheney's hunting companion, Harry Whittington, was "alert and doing fine" in the hospital after being shot on Saturday with shotgun pellets, CNN reported ranch owner Katharine Armstrong said.

Ms Armstrong, the owner of the ranch where the weekend hunt took place, said Mr Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial hospital, the network reported.

CNN said Mr Cheney spent time at the hospital yesterday with Mr Whittington, a lawyer from Austin.

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