Recreational hunter kills his 3-year-old daughter
In New Caledonia, a recreational hunter accidentally shot his three-year-old daughter. He was taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter.
Tragic hunting accident in New Caledonia
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, a tragic hunting accident occurred in Thio, a town in New Caledonia.
According to Outre-mer La Première, a father who was out recreational hunting with his children viewed the activity as an opportunity for quality family time.
However, the outing turned into a nightmare.
The father, who is now in police custody, accidentally shot his 3-year-old daughter.
Resuscitation attempts unsuccessful
According to reports from Outre-mer La Première, the father had a problem with his firearm. However, no account describes what problem the father had with his firearm or how it could have led to his 3-year-old daughter being shot.
Minors do not belong on a recreational hunt
Emergency services attempted to resuscitate the young girl, but their efforts were unsuccessful and she died. The father was taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter. Such hunting accidents illustrate the dangers posed by recreational hunting, particularly when minors are involved.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier Poaching and hunting crime in Switzerland we document cases, legal questions and recurring patterns. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
