September 18, 2017
From TheLocal.fr
The opening of the hunting season in France was marred on Sunday when a 13-year-old boy was shot dead by his own grandfather in a tragic accident in the west of the country.
Every year people die in hunting accidents in France and this year the first deaths came on the opening weekend of the season.
A 13-year-boy, who had joined a hunt in the Vendée department in western France, died after being shot in the head by his own grandfather.
The boy was shot at 11.30 am near the village of Triaize as he went to pick up a game bird that had been shot.
He was taken by helicopter to hospital in Nantes but later died from his injuries.
An investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.