http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5190417/Hiker-shot-dead-wild-boar-hunter-south-France.html
- Jean-Louis Blanc, 59, was shot to death in Drome, south France
- The alleged killed was out hunting and mistook Mr Blanc for a boar
- The 64-year-old local hunter is now facing charges of manslaughter
A hiker has been shot to death in a hunting accident after he was mistaken for a wild boar in the south of France.
Jean-Louis Blanc, 59, was out walking close to the village of Taulignan, in the Drome department, when he was hit in the groin by a bullet.
The hunter, a local man aged 64, has been arrested by police and is facing manslaughter charges.
Accident: A 59-year-old man was shot dead by a hunter near the village of Taulignan, Drome department, after the 64-year-old mistook him for a wild boar
‘The hunter was in his 60s and was sure a boar was coming towards him through the undergrowth after his dog started barking,’ said a source close to the enquiry.
‘He pulled the trigger, and the result was this terrible accident. The hunter is now in custody.’
Paramedics attended the scene of the killing, which took place shortly after 3.30pm on Saturday, but Mr Blanc is thought to have died instantly.
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I’ve noted some of the nimrods can’t seem to tell a deer from an elk or a coyote from a wolf or a moose from a horse, but this fool apparently couldn’t tell a hiker from a pig.
It seems the hunters not only demonstrate how stupid they are but how eager they are to shoot.