Bullet ricochets off boar, kills man

[DEAGLER]

A motorist traveling through the Oise department in France died Sunday after receiving a bullet in the head. His death was the result of an incredible accident. According to French news sources on Jan. 30, hunters were tracking a wild boar when one of them took a shot at the animal and the bullet ricocheted off the boar, hitting the passing motorist in the head.
When police arrived and investigated the scene, investigators could not understand how such an accident could happen. "Everything is still to be clarified," stressed the prosecutor.
Throughout the day investigators carefully scrutinized the ground in search of a projectile, which would be a clue that might explain the tragedy.
According to preliminary investigations, the shooter was a 68 year old experienced hunter. The man was perched on a small portable watchtower several hundred meters away when he shot the bullet that richocheted off the boar, then traveled 2 km to kill the man.
Guy Harlé d’Ophove, president of the local hunters’ federation had this to say about the freak accident,

"It’s unheard-of...the bullet rebounded [off the boar] at almost a right angle. In terms of probability, it’s very unlikely.”

The results from the autopsy of the victim should be known soon.

[griebel303]

That is insane!

[DEAGLER]

Guess it was his day to go....

[Dingo]

Ok, there's so many problems with this, I don't know where to start. The hunter would have to be using a LASER GUN in order to fire a round fast enough to impact an animal, rebound off, and carry on for another TWO KILOMETERS with enough juice to kill somebody, without dropping into the dirt long before. Don't know too many hog hunters who use lasers. Not to mention whatever's left that a Frog can legally own, probably amounts to black powder and spitballs. lol.

Something's rotten in Denmark...

[DEAGLER]

What I don't understand is that how does the bullet not penetrate the boar but is strong enough to ricochet and kill someone.

[hatidua]

You see, even using guns for 'hunting' needs to be curtailed!

[Dingo]

Exactly. I have no problem believing the ricochet bit. But I can't think of a small-arms round out there that would impact something that hard, and then have enough energy left over to kill somebody two clicks away.

[Melvin]

There is always a silver lining. The guys at Spike will be grateful. A new episode

http://www.spike.com/shows/1000-ways-to-die

[jackthewall81]

Story is hogwash

[Ridge]

Yeah, that doesn't add up. To get two kilometers out of a ricochet, it would have be arcing like artillery fire. At which point, presumably the body work of the car would stop or at least slow down the bullet enough to be nothing more than a (very) painful, but non lethal impact.