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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, August 3, 2008 Oso hiker fatally shot by young bear hunter By Krista J. Kapralos Herald Writer A woman was shot and killed by a boy Saturday while she was hiking near Sauk Mountain in Skagit County. The boy, from Concrete, was hunting bear with an adult, according to the Skagit County Sheriff's Office. The woman, 54, of Oso, was hiking with a friend, sheriff's deputies said. She apparently stopped on a trail about 10:30 a.m. to put something into her backpack when the boy mistook her for a bear and fired one shot. The woman fell onto steep terrain, and rescue specialists were called to retrieve her body. Saturday marked the start of bear hunting season, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Skagit County sheriff's deputies and a state Department of Fish and Wildlife officer are investigating the incident.

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