Hunter Not Wearing Harness Falls To Death
Anthony Eddie Vana, 33, of Pace was hunting on November 21, 2009 with some friends in the Blackwater River State Forest. The two friends were taking part in the three-day muzzleloader deer season. Vana was not wearing the recommended safety gear. Stan Kirkland, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that Vana “apparently fell coming down the tree, or his stand collapsed as he was coming down the tree at about sundown.” The distance from where it appeared his stand collapsed was about 23 ½ feet. Vana was pronounced dead at the scene.