Father, 9-year-old daughter shot dead by hunter mistaking them for deer

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WGHP) -- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death of a 9-year-old girl and her father following a hunting accident on New Year's Day, WCBD reports.

According to DNR, four hunters were attempting to move deer on Barracada Road in Walterboro when two hunters were shot after being mistaken for a deer.

The two hunters died from injuries sustained in that shooting.

Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey later identified the victims as 9-year-old Lauren Drawdy and 30-year-old Kim Drawdy.

Colleton County Fire Rescue said the victims were discovered about a half-mile off Barracada Road Wednesday afternoon. It was the last day of deer hunting season. The accident happened in the woods behind Kim's house, woods he had hunted many times before.

The investigation into the accident is still ongoing.