Victim identified in fatal hunting accident

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WAUSAU (WKOW) -- Officials in Marathon County have identified the victim in a fatal hunting accident.

The sheriff's office identified the victim as 50-year-old Steve Raskie.

Officials say Raskie was hunting by himself on Monday. When he did not return home, his family contacted authorities and a search began.

Raskie's body was found not far from his home in a wooded area. Authorities say he was shot in the jaw by the bolt of his crossbow.

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