- Date
- 1962-11
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disasterhealthcaretransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
During the 1962 hunting season, sixteen-year-old Robert Tricker Jr. was injured when his rifle discharged as he moved it from his right arm to his left. The December Beaver Beacon reports treatment by Dr. Haynes and Coast Guard helicopter transport to Munson Hospital in Traverse City.
Evidence and limits
The injury and evacuation are reported by the newspaper. No medical record, flight log, or official accident investigation is attached.
Sources
- Reports sixteen-year-old Robert Tricker Jr. being injured when his rifle discharged while he changed it from one arm to the other, treatment by Dr. Haynes, and Coast Guard helicopter transport to Munson Hospital in Traverse City. It does not supply a hospital or flight record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Robert Tricker Jr. is injured in a hunting rifle accident, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-robert-tricker-hunting-accident-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1962, “One Hunting Accident.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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