The 67-year-old woman died at 12.20pm in a hospital in Saint-Brieuc.
A British woman has died after being fatally shot by her companion during a wild boar hunt in north-western France.
The 67-year-old was shot"above the heart" during a hunt in the Goudelin area in Brittany on Sunday, according to a press release published by the prosecutors' office and cited by local media. Citing the release, Le Télégramme newspaper says the hunting party were crossing a cornfield when the woman was shot by her companion.
The release added that a 69-year-old man, in"circumstances yet to be determined", fired his rifle"with the barrel pointing towards the back".Prosecutors said a 69-year-old man has been taken into custody as part of a manslaughter investigation. Although the exact circumstances of the incident are yet to be established, prosecutors said initial tests showed that the man had not consumed alcohol or drugs.
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