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Tragic accident at Hochstand (symbolic photo): Hunter (56) accidentally shoots himself in the head and dies.
© Sven-Erik Arndt/imago
A walker made a terrible discovery under a tree stand in Austria.
He immediately alerted the police and rescue services.
Senftenberg – A dramatic incident shocked the community of Senftenberg in Lower Austria (Austria).
A hunter (56) was allegedly killed by a projectile from his own weapon.
The hunter left his home on Monday evening.
On Tuesday morning, a witness discovered his body on a tree stand.
Tragic accident at Hochstand: Hunter presumably accidentally shoots himself in the head with a rifle
It is still unclear how the tragic hunting accident occurred.
A shot was probably accidentally fired from his weapon while climbing or descending onto the high seat.
The 56-year-old's rifle was probably unsecured.
The victim must have accidentally put his finger on the trigger, reports
krone.at,
citing criminal experts.
The hunter was said to have died immediately.
The man was hit in the head.
Hunting accident in Austria: autopsy of the body ordered
The victim was a passionate hunter and hunted wild boars, knows
krone.at
.
On Monday evening he said goodbye to his wife and apparently said that it might be later.
According to ORF, an autopsy of the body has been ordered.
Hunter in Austria allegedly shoots himself in the head with a projectile from his own weapon (symbolic photo) and dies.
© K. Schmitt/imago
According to meinkreis.at,
accidents involving hunting weapons are apparently not uncommon in Austria
.
The regional news portal refers to comparatively minor incidents in recent years.
A hunter in Graz shot his own thumb off while handling his hunting rifle, or a grandfather (87) accidentally fired at his grandson (19) because a previously unnoticed bullet came out of the weapon.
A hunt ended fatally for a hunter on a tree stand in Bavaria (Germany) in 2022.
The man was hit by a ricochet and fatally injured.
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