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Man airlifted to hospital after accidentally shooting self in the leg in Cedar City

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A man was airlifted to St. George Regional Hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the leg while holstering his gun in Cedar City. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Iron County Sheriff's Office. The man, identified only as being in his early 20s, was struck in the upper thigh.

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