Kelly in Kansas

It kept bugging me that I didn't remember the details of the accident. I remember reading about it but didn't connect "John M." with Mike. He was hunting alone and dropped his muzzleloader and the shot went into his stomach through the tree stand. He called 911 on the cell phone but it took awhile to find him. I wonder if he hadn't been hunting alone and/or they had found him sooner he would have survived. I have no idea what muzzle shot is like and the injury may have been too extensive from the get go.