Oct 7, 2025
Hiker found after night trapped on canyon bluff
A 22-year-old hiker was found safe Oct. 7 on Cedar Canyon Wildlife Management Area south of Gering.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission conservation officers are investigating a Scotts Bluff County hunting incident in which a woman was shot by a firearm.
Jeff Clauson, Game and Parks law enforcement administrator, said the 24-year-old woman was shot by another member of the hunting party and later treated for non-life-threatening injuries in Scottsbluff.
Officers are not releasing the names of those involved in the incident during the investigation.