The drama unfolded during a beaten with wild boars this Wednesday, December 29 in Ossages (Landes): a hunter in his forties was hit by a gunshot and he died on the spot, said the Federation of Landes hunters. The help, arrived on the spot, did not succeed in saving him and his death was declared on the spot. The man was a resident of the neighboring town of Estibeaux.
It is another hunter, a man of about 70, who is suspected of being the author of the shooting. He was placed in police custody on Tuesday. According to the Federation of Landes Hunters, this is a hunting accident. Its president, Jean Luc Dufau, said to himself “shocked“. The hunters of the battue, according to him, all know each other and are a”friends group“. He affirms that he is at the side of the family of the victim and wishes that a psychological cell be set up for the hunters of the beaten who witnessed the tragedy.