A 30-year-old hunter was seriously injured this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, after being charged by a wild boar in the Cévennes (Gard). Emergency services mobilized a helicopter and several teams to get him out of the forest where he was stuck.
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A serious hunting accident occurred this Wednesday, November 13 in the town of Mages, in the Cévennes. A 30-year-old hunter was seriously injured in the leg after being charged by a wild boar.
The alert was given shortly after 3 p.m. The victim was 20 minutes from motorable roads, in the middle of the forest. Emergency services mobilized 5 firefighters and 3 vehicles to assist the injured man.
Air assets were also deployed. “The intervention required the assistance of the Civil Security helicopter Dragon 34, with the aim of recovering the victim by helicopter before being taken care of by the rescue teams.specify the Gard firefighters in a press release sent to France 3 Occitanie.
We do not yet know the precise circumstances of the accident.
The rescue operation was still underway late in the afternoon.
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