Thibaud Hue 11:21 a.m., February 22, 2022
A hiker died of a stray bullet in Cantal on Saturday, during a wild boar hunt.
An accident that revives the debate on hunting when 41% of French people living in rural areas have already experienced a situation of insecurity linked to hunting.
This is the case of Marie, a resident of Fontainebleau met by Europe 1.
TESTIMONY
The death of a 25-year-old hiker on Saturday during a wild boar hunt in Cantal has revived the debate on hunting.
The young woman died on Saturday afternoon while she was walking on a marked path with her companion in a town near Aurillac.
The author of the shot, a 17-year-old girl, is brought before the city court on Tuesday.
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According to a YouGov survey for Animal Cross, 41% of French people living in rural areas say they have been (themselves or their relatives) victims of a situation of insecurity linked to hunting.
This is particularly the case of Marie, who lives in Fontainebleau, in Ile-de-France.
"We have fields behind us and the hunters approach even if they have a distance to respect. The other time we had pellets that fell on the roof and on the cars", she says at the microphone of Europe 1.
"Unconscious" hunters
"They have to shoot high up so we hear the pellets falling into the gutter," continues the young woman who says she is very worried.
"I'm very scared knowing that even in our garden we can be injured. I don't walk quietly when there is hunting, from September to March. And for the dog, we put something showy on him , orange in color”, she says again.
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The young woman remembers: "Once, I found myself not very far from a hunter. I said to him 'above all, don't shoot, I'm here!' but for me they are unconscious. They do not realize the danger compared to other people."