Hunter's Bullet Wounds Moose, Kills Skier

Swedes probing bizarre accident
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 8, 2010 2:40 AM CST
Hunter's Bullet Wounds Moose, Kills Skier
Some 300,000 Swedes join the moose hunt every year.   (Shutter Stock)

It's moose-hunting season in Sweden and authorities are investigating one of the most bizarre hunting accidents they've ever seen. Investigators believe a single bullet fired by a hunter ricocheted off a moose and traveled some distance before killing an elderly cross-country skier, the Local reports. The hunter was in shock after the incident and experts say she is unlikely to face charges in the death.

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