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Bruce Ellyson

Case from Cody, WY dated Nov 09, 2014

Victim Details

Bruce Ellyson

Male

White / Caucasian

Cody

WY

2014-11-09

39

Bruce

Ellyson

Accidental

07/13/2026

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Bruce Ellyson, a 39-year-old White male from Cody, Wyoming, set out on what should have been an ordinary big-game hunting trip on November 9, 2014, in the Shoshone National Forest, east of the Clearwater Campground. By the time the day was winding down, he and the other hunters were no longer stalking game but getting ready to head home, gathering their gear around a vehicle in the cold Wyoming backcountry. In that quiet, transitional moment between the hunt and the trip back, a rifle that had b ...
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  • Bruce Ellyson - Obituary - Ballard Funeral Home
  • Wyo. firefighter dies in freak hunting accident - FireRescue1
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