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Woman hunter accidentally kills skier in Sweden
Dec 5, 2010, 10:35 GMT
Stockholm - A female hunter accidentally shot dead a cross- country skier, 70, when a bullet she fired ricocheted off an elk and struck the victim, the Expressen newspaper reported Sunday.
The incident occurred Saturday in a forest region near Ljungby, some 250 kilometres south-west of the capital Stockholm.
Police were investigating the incident and the account given by the female hunter and her companion about the bullet first striking the elk and then bouncing off to hit the skier, killing the man instantly.
The hunter was in shock and police were not yet able to question her.
Each year, some 300,000 hunters go after the elk, killing 100,000 of the animals. Formerly an exclusively male domain, in recent years more and more women have taken part. Media reports said 14,600 Swedish women were registered for this year's elk hunt.
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