A 25-year-old hiker was shot and killed this Saturday afternoon in Cantal, in a hunting accident, we learned from the gendarmes and the prosecution.
The young woman died on the spot after receiving a stray bullet around 3 p.m. during a wild boar hunt which started in neighboring Aveyron and was taking place, at the time of the events, in the town of Cassaniouze (Cantal), a we said from the same source, confirming information from the local newspaper The mountain.
According to the prosecution, the author of the shot in question is a young woman of 17 years. She tested negative for narcotics and alcohol and was taken to hospital in shock. An investigation was opened on the count of manslaughter and entrusted to the Aurillac research brigade, according to the prosecution.