Harry Whittington, Shot by Cheney in Hunting Mishap, Dies at 95
- A hunting trip with the then-vice president turned dangerous
- Cheney called accident ‘one of the worst days of my life’
Harry Whittington in 2006.
Photographer: Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times/AP Photo
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Harry Whittington, the attorney from Texas who survived a hunting accident in 2006 when then-US Vice President Dick Cheney shot him in the face while tracking a passing bird, has died. He was 95.
He died early Saturday morning at home, the New York Times reported, citing his wife.