Hunter found dead with gunshot wound after hunt in western Germany

A 48-year-old hunter was found dead at a hunting stand during a group hunt near Johanniskreuz in the Palatinate Forest, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Witnesses tried to revive him, but he was dead by the time emergency services arrived.

Police found a gunshot wound, but the circumstances of his death remain unclear.

The hunt involved more than 180 people, and police recorded the details of several participants and seized firearms as part of the investigation.

A second hunter was badly hurt by a wild boar during the hunt, but police said there was no indication the incidents were connected.

Investigators are checking how the fatal shooting happened, and the inquiry is ongoing.