Großkochberg (dpa/th) - near Großkochberg in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, a man was probably seriously injured in a hunting accident. He suffered a gunshot wound on Thursday evening during a so-called harvest hunt, the police said on Friday. A large contingent of police, fire brigade and rescue services was deployed to clarify what happened. The area around the scene of the incident had been cordoned off over a large area. For the time being, no information was given about the age of the hunter. The investigation continued on Friday.
During harvest hunts, hunters station themselves around a field that is being harvested. If game - especially wild boar - is scared away, it can be killed by the hunters.
