Recreational hunter wanted after sexual offence
In Carinthia, police are searching for a recreational hunter who allegedly assaulted a girl and fled into the forest.
Sexual coercion of a minor
Since Tuesday night, the Carinthian police have been conducting an intensive manhunt for a local resident who allegedly assaulted a girl, was caught in the act, and fled into the forest.
In St. Georgen am Längsee in the district of St. Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, an alleged case of abuse is reported to have occurred on the night of Wednesday, 5 September 2023. An adult, who according to local sources is believed to be a recreational hunter, allegedly subjected a minor to sexual coercion. The girl is reported to have been injured and is currently receiving inpatient treatment.
Large-scale manhunt with Cobra units and helicopters
According to information from oe24, the wanted recreational hunter fled in his car; the vehicle is said to have since been found in the forested area near Hochosterwitz Castle. The search for the man has been under way since the evening hours of Tuesday, repeatedly involving helicopters, with police dogs deployed alongside the Cobra special unit and the rapid response team.
Armed and at risk of suicide
Although the man is believed to be armed, no public warning was issued, as prior to his disappearance he had indicated that he intended to harm himself in order to evade prosecution. IG Wild beim Wild systematically documents criminal activity in connection with recreational hunting.
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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.
