An investigation was opened and entrusted to the gendarmerie.
An 84-year-old hunter who stored his hunting weapon in his car on Saturday accidentally killed himself in Prunelli di Fiumorbo (Haute-Corse), said the public prosecutor of Bastia this Sunday.
“According to the first findings, the victim is the only one involved,” explained Arnaud Viornery, confirming information from Corse Matin and according to which “it is an accidental shooting during manipulation of the 'weapon'.
The octogenarian, resident of the town, died shortly after the arrival of help who tried to resuscitate him, from a single buckshot shot in the chest while he was handling his own rifle.
This event occurred two days before the announcement by the government of measures concerning hunting in order to better secure the practice in order to reduce the number of accidents.
The prospect of a Sunday ban no longer seems to be on the agenda according to several sources who participated in the consultations which lasted for months.
