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A nine-year-old boy has been accidentally shot on a rural property in Windellama near Goulburn in southern New South Wales.

Emergency services were called to the property in Windellama about 11.20am on Sunday morning following reports of a shooting.

Officers attached to the Hume Police District were told the nine-year-old had been injured after the accidental discharge of a firearm.

The boy was treated for serious neck injuries by paramedics, but he died at the scene.

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