Vermont's turkey hunting season got off to a tragic start yesterday morning. This weekend, the Lyndon Institute community is looking for answers.17-year-old Jacob Kadamus, a sophomore 2-sport athlete, was killed early yesterday morning while hunting turkeys with his father Kevin in Wheelock. The elder Kadamus shot at what he thought was a turkey, but hit his son instead. He did not know that Jacob had left into his hunting area and moved into Kevin's. Despite his father's best efforts, Jacob died at the scene.
LI Headmaster Rick Hilton called a special assembly to inform the student body of Jacob's death. The students, some of whom were visibly grieving, were then dismissed for the remainder of the day. All LI athletics events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled.
Captain Ed Ledo of the state police said in a press conference yesterday afternoon that there's no such thing as an accident in hunting. Ledo said the case will be reviewed by the Caledonia County State's Attorney's office after the Fish & Wildlife Department and state police detectives complete their investigation. It is unknown at this time if charges while be filed agaisnt Kevin Kadamus.
Video from the press conference and the funeral can be found at http://news7newslinc.net/.
*Information from News 7's Michelle Frizalone was used in this post.
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