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Mountain biker shot dead by hunter in French Alps; latter taken to hospital in shock

AFP Oct 15, 2018



LYON, FRANCE - A 34-year-old British restaurant owner riding a mountain bike was shot dead by a hunter as he sped down a wooded track in the French Alps, officials said on Sunday (Oct 14).

The victim was identified as Mark Sutton, who originally came from Wales but had been living for the past four years in the small town of Les Gets where he owned a restaurant and a rent-a-chef business.


He was shot on Saturday evening as a hunting party beat its way through nearby woods near Montriond, according to the local prosecutor.



The victim was "perfectly identifiable" and was on a well-used but hard to access mountain track when he was shot by a 22-year-old hunter, who was taken to hospital in shock.

An inquiry has been launched for "aggravated manslaughter", the prosecutor said

Bikes are silent and fast so they are difficult to detect. France looks to have a high number of hunting related accidents, they should do something to improve the hunters education.

Obviously the snowflake biker wasn't wearing any visibly conspicuous 'hunter orange' , not to mention he was riding a trail into demarcated hunting territory.

AJ:

Maybe so, still no damn excuse!

George