A British woman has died after reportedly being shot by her companion holding a rifle backwards over his shoulder during a wild boar hunt in France.
The 67-year-old was wounded "above the heart" and taken to hospital in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where she died around midday, public prosecutor Nicolas Heitz said.
The companion who shot her, a 69-year-old man, carried out a "shot with his rifle which he was carrying at the shoulder," directed towards her back, according to a judicial press release. Emergency services rushed to the scene after the woman was shot in the chest.She was taken to Yves-Le Foll hospital but sadly died around midday, prosecutor Nicolas Heitz said.
A manslaughter investigation has been launched and the woman's 69-year-old companion was taken into custody.It is understood he has since been released as French police establish the exact circumstances of the shooting.They had been crossing a field in the Goudelin area when the incident happened, according to the the prosecutor.He said: "We are affected and we are thinking of her and him who will have to take on this unfortunate gesture.
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