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4h ago

Hunter Found Shot Dead on Hochsitz During Driven Hunt in Palatinate Forest

Police opened a formal death investigation to guide forensic work through a review of multiple possible scenarios.

In Rheinland-Pfalz ist ein Jäger nach einer Treibjagd tot in einem Waldgebiet gefunden worden. Der 48-Jährige wurde leblos auf einem Hochsitz im Pfälzerwald bei Trippstadt entdeckt, wie die Polizei mitteilte.
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Ein 48-Jähriger starb an einer Schussverletzung; die Umstände sind unklar.
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Overview

  • A 48-year-old hunter was found motionless on a Hochsitz with a gunshot wound after participants discovered him around 11 a.m. Tuesday, and first responders were unable to revive him.
  • Authorities have launched a Todesermittlungsverfahren, recorded the identities of all hunt participants and seized several firearms for forensic examination.
  • The same driven hunt included a separate incident in which a 29-year-old hunter was seriously injured by a wild boar and taken to hospital, and police say there is currently no indication the two events are linked.
  • The operation was a large Drückjagd in the Pfälzer Wald with about 183 participants, a format that depends on close coordination of shooters, beaters and helpers and is tightly regulated to limit risks.
  • Investigators are reviewing multiple possible sequences of events and the case has renewed scrutiny of hunting safety after other recent fatal hunting incidents, while psychosocial teams have been deployed to support shaken participants.