Jacob Smith, 19, of Linesville, Pennsylvania, died on November 23, 2019 after an accidental hunting incident near Conneaut Lake Park. A sophomore at Slippery Rock University and an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing, Jacob was struck in the abdomen by shotgun pellets when a firearm discharged as he removed items from a hunting sled. He was taken to Meadville Medical Center and pronounced dead on arrival.

Crawford County Coroner Scott Schell ruled the death accidental. State police and the Pennsylvania Game Commission investigated; no arrests or suspects were identified and no criminal cases arose. Jacob is survived by his parents Scott and Jodie Smith, his sister Lauren Smith, and his girlfriend Kierston Shrock, and is remembered by family and friends.

Did anyone see or know more about that day near Conneaut Lake Park?