It was on September 21 that an Italian hunting team of three people was out hunting grouse in Vuoggatjålme.
- I was not there when the accident occurred, but have been told by the others in the party how the accident happened.
It was when one of the hunters was going to pick up a shot bird that his dog jumped up at him and reached for the trigger, hunting guide Aldo Silva said when SVT spoke to him on October 4.
Shot in one buttock - cared for on iva
The injured hunter was hit by a hailstorm in one buttock and was taken by ambulance helicopter to Sunderby Hospital in Luleå.
For a while he was cared for in the intensive care unit, but according to information to SVT, he is, depending on the circumstances, doing well today.
- There is a risk with being out in the mountains because you are very exposed, said tourist entrepreneur Frans Helamb, who in his 16 years in the industry has never seen a hunter get shot.
Therefore, the criminal investigation is closed
The police have investigated the crime trail suspected of causing bodily harm, but on Thursday Per Anders Heikkilä, head of serious crimes in Norrbotten, announces that the preliminary investigation is closed.
- All three in the hunting team have left a consistent story.
There was no deliberate risk-taking and we assess it as an accident, he tells SVT.
Hear the hunting guide after the accident
The plaintiff also does not want the prosecutor to pursue the case further and state the crime for prosecution.
Is it true that a dog was involved when the shot was fired?
- As I said, the witness statements are consistent, but I will not go into any details of the case, says Heikkilä.
In the clip, you hear hunting guide Aldo Silva tell about the Norwegians who appeared "out of nowhere" and gave the hunter first aid.
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In the video, hunting guide Aldo Silva talks about the hailstorm in Arjeplogsfjällen that could have ended really badly.
Photo: Beatrice Karlsson/SVT