A wild boar (Getty Photographs)
A hunter in his 40s was shot and killed after being mistaken for a boar by one other hunter in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, police stated Monday.
In response to Yeoncheon Police, at 11:35 p.m. on Sunday, a person, who can also be in his 40s, fired a rifle at what he thought was a wild boar. However the bullet struck the pinnacle of a fellow hunter, who was helping as a spotter on the time. The sufferer was critically injured and was later pronounced useless at a close-by hospital.
The 2 have been a part of a three-man looking staff registered with the native authorities to cull wild boars. They have been dispatched after experiences of untamed boar sightings within the area.
In the course of the police investigation, the shooter reportedly stated a wild boar really appeared, however he made a mistake as a result of it was darkish outdoors.
The police have booked the shooter on costs of involuntary manslaughter as a result of skilled negligence and are persevering with to research the incident.