Overview
- According to the local reconstruction, Luigi Rotondo shot a large boar, believed it incapacitated, turned to reload, and was then charged and gored in the leg, severing his femoral artery.
- Emergency medics from 118 reached the scene, but resuscitation efforts failed as Rotondo had slipped into an irreversible coma from massive blood loss.
- Carabinieri carried out on-site checks and precautionary seizures, then returned the body to the family the same evening.
- Rotondo, 74, a resident of Sant’Angelo in Theodice and a member of the authorized La Torre hunting team, was participating in a group outing with friends.
- Cassicino mayor Enzo Salera expressed condolences, and environmental advocates urged stricter adherence to safety and prevention following a recent run of hunting accidents in the area.