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Published September 23, 2008, 09:00 AM

Rusk County high school mourns death of teen killed in gun accident

A northwest Wisconsin high school is mourning the death of a football player in a gun accident.

A northwest Wisconsin high school is mourning the death of a football player in a gun accident.

Brady Kowalski, 15, of Tony in Rusk County died last Saturday.

Reports said he was about to go hunting with his father when he grabbed a loaded shotgun from the family cabinet and it accidentally went off.

Brady played junior-varsity football at Flambeau High School in Tony, where both of his parents work.

Counselors were on hand Monday to help students with their grief.

Monday night’s J-V football game at Birchwood-Weyerhaeuser was called off.

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