Scott S. A. Coby, 75, died on his family’s property in Keene, New York, in late October 2018 after a hunting incident. He had been out in an orchard on his land and failed to return; his wife Francine went to look for him when she could not reach him by cellphone. After checking his tree stand and scanning the field she saw a patch of blaze orange and found him on the ground.

Authorities were called around noon and state police along with Department of Environmental Conservation police investigated. The Essex County Coroner and an autopsy determined a single gunshot wound to the chest was the cause of death. Investigators concluded the .308 rifle discharged when Coby used it as a brace while trying to rise from a seated position, and the death was ruled accidental; no arrests were made.

If anyone was on the property that day or has information about the circumstances in the orchard, please share what is known.