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From the Dawson News & Advertiser:

_An 11-year-old Dawsonville boy who was shot in the head when his gun accidentally discharged in the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area on Friday has died.
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_John Wayne Corcoran was transported by air to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite following the incident, which occurred just before 6 p.m. He died at the hospital later that night.
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According to authorities, Corcoran was hunting with this grandfather, Bernard Corcoran of Dahlonega, during an adult-child hunt when the incident occurred.