Aisne: a hunter injured in the thorax in “serious condition” – LCI

Another accident involving hunters. This Sunday, November 7, a hunter was seriously injured in the chest at the end of the morning on the edge of the forest in Landricourt (Aisne), AFP learned from the gendarmerie. According to the first elements of the investigation, this would be a “hunting accident”, “the victim left for Reims hospital in absolute urgency” and “the findings are in progress to know the circumstances of this tragedy”, the gendarmerie told AFP.

“The person was conscious when he was evacuated”, specified the public prosecutor’s office of Laon, specifying that the company of gendarmerie of Laon, technicians in criminal identification and the research brigade went to the scene of the accident.

Still according to the floor, “seven people were present during this hunt”, one of which “was taken into custody” And the others “must also be heard”.

In recent weeks, several hunting accidents involving local residents have taken place. On October 30, a 67-year-old motorist was injured in the neck after being shot by a hunter, while driving between Rennes and Nantes on Saturday. He passed away on November 4. On October 25 in Poulx (Gard), a walker was seriously injured by a hunter while a beat was taking place nearby.

Following this, the EELV presidential candidate Yannick Jadot said he wanted to ban hunting during weekends and during school holidays. An idea “on which we must have a debate”, said Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili, after Yannick Jadot’s proposal, assuring however that “the majority have no will to ban hunting”.

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