49-year-old hunter found dead with gunshot wound during hunt

A 49-year-old hunter from Coly-Saint-Amand (Dordogne) was found dead with a gunshot wound during a hunt this Sunday, November 3, report France Blue Périgord et Southwest .

A wound in the abdomen

The man was taking part in a hunt with a hunting company when the other hunters heard a gunshot, also relays franceinfo .

The hunter was found dead in the middle of the morning at the foot of his car parked on Chemin du Peysset in Coly-Saint-Amand. He had a wound in his abdomen.

The hunters tried to resuscitate him, but the man died on the spot, despite the arrival of help.

The Périgueux public prosecutor’s office confirmed France Blue Périgord that the victim presented “an injury appearing to come from a gunshot”.

An open investigation

No leads are ruled out. “The circumstances of death remain to be determined”he added, specifying that an investigation was opened and an autopsy was requested.

According to France Bluethe victim was a farmer who lived with his parents on a farm located a few hundred meters from the scene of the accident.