[geckoGT]

Firstly I will say that I believe it is the woman's own stupid fault, she knowingly put herself in harms way, against the law to make her point. She did this knowing the risk and the result was the price that she declared she was willing to pay by stepping into the water.

As for the boy, considering it seems she copped a few pellets, the spread was not enough for the shooter to not know that there was someone at risk of being hit. Any good gun operator not only knows where the target is but has a heightened awareness of who else is around and always puts safety first.

Who would have been at fault if he shot another duck hunter? I am tipping the boy would cop some criticism.