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1 dies in accidental fire at Kuusamo

Published : 10 Oct 2020, 23:11

Updated : 12 Oct 2020, 00:28

  DF Report
File picture of hunters with hunting rifles. Photo Lapland Material Bank by Olli Autonen.

One person was killed in an accidental shooting of a hunting rifle at Kuusamo on Saturday afternoon, said the police in a release.

The accident took place at a cottage in the area when a hunter was working on his gun after hunting.

At a certain stage, the rifle was fired accidentally leaving a person with a bullet wound. He succumbed to his injuries immediate after the accident.

The police are investigating the incident. The law enforcers did not divulge any detail of the incident at the initial stage of the investigation.