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A 60-year-old Calhoun man was seriously injured in a four-wheeler accident
Monday. Gary "Cook" Starcher, who lives near the Calhoun-Roane county
line at the head of Sam's Run, was taken to Charleston Area Medical Center
about 1 p.m. by HealthNet chopper.
Starcher's wife said he had shot a six-point buck and was going back to get
it on a four-wheeler when he wrecked. Starcher's brother, Melvin, and Curt
Helmick went in search of the man when he did not return, finding him
against a steep hillside.
Helmick said he became unconscious, with apparent head and internal
injuries. "We called 911. The ambulance crew arrived quickly," he said.
Calhoun EMS responded with the Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire
Department, bringing Starcher out in a 4x4 ambulance to the Upper West
Fork Park, where he was air-lifted.
It was the area's first hunting accident.
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