Hunter in the Russian region shot a mushroom pickle, mistaking it for an animal

In the Perm region, a man named Alexander went to collect mushrooms in the forest near Platoshino. He's been to these places many times. There was a hunter nearby that day.

According to Perm, the hunter mistook the Russian for an animal and opened fire. The man was seriously injured and could not be saved.

Realizing what happened, the hunter himself called medics and law enforcement officers to the place. Employees of the Investigative Committee are now investigating the situation.

In the Novosibirsk region on September 12, a man died on a hunt, whom a friend mistook for a bear. According to the publication, two hunters were on the trail of the beast near the village of Karasayevo in the Bolotninsky district, and one of them fired, not making sure that there was no one in the line of fire.