Two young waterfowl hunters aged 20 and 21
The entire community of Norman hunters is in mourning. Thursday January 23, the bodies of two young waterfowl hunters, aged 20 and 21 and from rural communities near Saint-Lô (Manche) were found lifeless by emergency services in the gabion where they had come from. spend the night hunting, in the Cotentin marshes, in the territory of the commune of Saint-Fromond.
An investigation into the causes of open death
It was the families of two young men who raised the alarm on Thursday morning when they did not see the two young nemrods returning from their night of hunting. The firefighters then went to the scene and discovered the two young men unconscious and in cardio-respiratory arrest. They could not be resuscitated. According to the first elements of the investigation, opened by the Coutances public prosecutor's office and carried out by the national gendarmerie, to “search for the causes of death”, this tragedy would be accidental.
Possible carbon monoxide poisoning
-Indeed, a thermal motor pump was present in the gabion when the bodies were discovered and the two young victims could have been poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes. This tragedy, affecting two enthusiasts so young, is deeply shaking the world of hunting and we are thinking of these two boys who left so early practicing their passion and leaving their families and loved ones devastated. Upon learning of the tragedy, the national hunters' federation chose to express itself in a press release posted on its Facebook page:
The FNC press release
» It is with immense sadness that we learned of the tragic death of two young hunters aged 21, found dead in their gabion, during a waterfowl hunting trip. This news plunges the entire hunting community into deep pain. According to initial information, these deaths could be linked to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the two victims. The National Hunters Federation would like to send them its most sincere condolences.
In this moment of mourning, we call on all nature and hunting enthusiasts to reflect in order to honor the memory of these young hunters who died far too soon. « .
