A 31-year old Kingston man suffered injuries yesterday while hunting in DeKalb County.
The hunter went missing while in the Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area off Kirkland Road at around 7:30 last night.
Emergency personnel from Kirkland, Kingston along with the Illinois Department of Conversation Police began their search as the individual did not have a cell phone. He was yelling for help which was heard by a friend who came to pick him up.
The hunter was found about an hour later deep in the woods. He had fallen into the Kishwaukee River, but was able to get out of the water. He could not move due to his injuries and cold temperatures.
The man was carried out of the woods and then taken to the Kirkland Fire Station. He was later flown by helicopeter to a Rockford hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
