A lieutenant with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office was killed off-duty in what loved ones say was a hunting accident last weekend.
Officials say Lieutenant Nathan Kaas died in Southern Idaho on Sunday, Oct. 12. According to multiple media reports, Kaas, 48, died from severe blood loss after a friend’s rifle accidentally discharged.
The San Bernardino Sun reports that while preparing to hunt mule deer with a friend in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest shortly before 6 a.m., Kaas’ friend pulled a rifle from its case in their vehicle, and it accidentally discharged.
“The bullet struck Kaas in the thigh in a spot that caused severe bleeding,” officials told the Sun. Kaas, a 25-year Riverside County Sheriff’s veteran, died before paramedics could arrive to help, a local media outlet reported.
The Riverside Sheriff’s Association said Kaas joined the sheriff’s office in April of 2000 as a deputy, and eventually earned the rank of Lieutenant over the sheriff’s Emergency Response Team. He is survived by his partner and three children.
“His relationship, love and service to Jesus Christ, his church and community, emboldened his impact on the many walks of life he encountered,” stated the association. “He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and loyal friend.”
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