Florida man accidentally shoots himself inside RV at Starved Rock area campground

A 58-year-old man of Placida, Florida, accidentally shot himself in his left calf while inside his RV at Starved Rock Family Campground on Tuesday, police said.

La Salle Emergency Services and the La Salle Police Department were dispatched to the campground at 11:21 p.m. for a report of a gunshot wound.

The man told medical personnel that he reached inside a cabinet while lying down, and his gun fell from the cabinet. He said he grabbed the gun, not realizing there was a round in the chamber. The gun discharged into his leg as he grabbed it, according to police reports.

He was taken to OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa and eventually released.