Recreational hunter fatally injured in the Jura
On Friday, a man suffered a serious fall while hunting in the Péry-La Heutte region. After an extensive search operation, he could only be recovered dead on Saturday. The investigation into the accident is underway.
On Friday, a man suffered a serious fall while hunting in the Péry-La Heutte region. After an extensive search operation, he could only be recovered dead on Saturday. The investigation into the accident is underway.
The Bern Cantonal Police were notified on Friday evening, 14 September 2018, that a man had not returned from recreational hunting in the Bernese Jura. He had set out to kill and died himself in the process.
Search operation in difficult terrain
A search operation for the missing man was launched immediately. He was eventually located on Saturday in a woodland area near La Heutte (municipality of Péry-La Heutte). However, rescue teams on site could only confirm the man's death.
Based on current knowledge, the recreational hunter is believed to have been in the area of the Fôret des Bonnes Fontaines when he fell on difficult terrain and suffered fatal injuries. The deceased was a 51-year-old man from the canton of Bern.
The Bern Cantonal Police, under the direction of the Regional Public Prosecutor's Office Bernese Jura – Seeland, has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. More on crime and recreational hunting.
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