The incident is the latest in a spate of accidents, which have reignited debates over hunting rules in France
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A series of recent accidents and deaths has reignited the hunting debate in France, with some calling for partial bans and more regulationPic:Scharfsinn / ShutterstockByHannah Thompson
An 82-year-old hunter has been killed in a hunting accident in Brittany, in the latest high-profile incident during a time of intense debate about the sport in France.
The man died on Thursday, December 2, after having been accidentally shot during a game hunt on private land in Tourc’h, in Finistère,gendarmerie reported.
The shooter, a fellow hunter in his fifties, is now in custody. He accidentally hit the octogenarian from the opposite side of a pond.
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