Fatal Mishap
Hunter in Thuringia accidentally shoots himself
After the death of a hunter in Thuringia, the police are investigating the course of the accident (symbol image)
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Tragic accident in the Wartburg district in Thuringia: A 57-year-old hunter was fatally hit by a bullet from his own weapon on the ladder of a raised hide.
A man died in a hunting accident in the Thuringian Moorgrund. The 57-year-old was on Sunday morning in a forest area in the Wartburg district between Waldfisch and Etterwinden on the ladder of a raised hide when a shot accidentally fired from his gun, the police in Bad Salzungen said. The bullet hit the hunter, fatally injuring him.
When the man from Bad Liebenstein later did not appear at a meeting point, a fellow hunter looked for him and found the body of the 57-year-old. It is still unclear why the gun was triggered, a police statement said on Sunday. The Suhl criminal police are investigating the course of the accident.