Bruce Lamb, 17, was out rabbit hunting on the high plains near his home in Powell, Wyo. when one of his high school classmates accidentally plugged him in the back. The .22-cal. slug slammed into his left shoulder, about three in. left of his spine. At War Memorial Hospital, the family doctor, Ray Christensen, found that Bruce's left lung had been punctured. He put a tube into the boy's chest, drew off blood and reinflated the lung. But Dr. Christensen, to his puzzlement, could not find the bullet.
Bruce was soon well enough for the 90-mile ride to Billings, Mont....
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