Mr.T Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 From the Shooting Times today, shocking numbers of accidents, 421 fatal accidents in 22 years Can you imagine that in the UK? A 17-year-old hunter has accidentally shot and killed a hiker in France. The victim, a 25-year-old woman, is reported to have been hiking on a marked trail near Aurillac in the Cantal region in southern France when she was shot. According to the French authorities, she died instantly. The hunter was participating in an organised boar hunt at the time. She required hospital treatment for shock and has been questioned by police. Tests found no drink nor drugs in her body. According to figures published by the French government, there have been 421 fatal hunting accidents in France since 2000. Hunting, and particularly hunting accidents, has become a key area of debate in the French presidential election. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron is a supporter of hunting, which is seen as a way of courting the rural vote. However, his leading left-wing rival, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has called for a ban on hunting during holidays and at weekends. ■ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 This has already been posted on PW. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, Dougy said: This has already been posted on PW. 👍 Sorry hadn’t seen it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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