# Sexagenarian shot dead during driven hunt in the Gard

> A man in his sixties died on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 after being shot by another hunter during a driven hunt in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts, in the Gard.

**In brief**: Security event (severity: notable) in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts (Gard), first detected on 28 October 2026 at 16:14. Reported by 4 sources (4 articles), last updated on 28 October 2026 at 19:33. Reported toll: 1 death, 2 arrests.

- Category: Security
- Severity: Notable
- Place: Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts — Gard
- First detected: 28 October 2026 at 16:14
- Updated: 28 October 2026 at 19:33
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/2984-sexagenarian-shot-dead-during-driven-hunt-in-the-gard

## Reported figures

- 1 deaths
- 2 arrests

## Coverage angles

Both sides report the same incident, but the left presents it as a "hunting tragedy" and highlights police custody, while the center describes it as a "hunting accident" and uses conditional phrasing about the origin of the shot.

**Common ground**

- A man in his sixties died after being shot during a wild boar driven hunt.
- The facts occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts, in the Gard.
- The victim was participating in a driven hunt.

**Differences**

- The left speaks of a "hunting tragedy" and "tragedy during a driven hunt", while the center speaks of a "hunting accident" and "accidental" death.
- The left mentions two people in police custody; the center does not mention this in the provided excerpts.
- The center writes that the victim "would have been shot by another hunter", a conditional formulation absent from the left excerpts, which state that he was "shot" and "shot dead".

## Sources (4 articles)

- [Accident de chasse : un homme de 66 ans meurt au cours d'une battue aux sangliers, un hélicoptère mobilisé](https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/gard/nimes/accident-de-chasse-un-homme-de-66-ans-meurt-au-cours-d-une-battue-aux-sangliers-un-helicoptere-mobilise-3440586.html) — France 3 Régions, 28 October 2026 at 16:01
- [Un homme tué dans un accident de chasse dans le Gard : il aurait été touché par un autre chasseur](https://actu.fr/occitanie/saint-etienne-des-sorts_30251/un-homme-tue-dans-un-accident-de-chasse-dans-le-gard-il-aurait-ete-touche-par-un-autre-chasseur_64986520.html) — Actu.fr, 28 October 2026 at 16:14
- [Un chasseur d’une soixantaine d’années accidentellement tué lors d’une battue de chasse dans le Gard Rhodanien](https://www.midilibre.fr/2026/10/28/un-chasseur-dune-soixantaine-dannees-accidentellement-tue-lors-dune-battue-de-chasse-dans-le-gard-rhodanien-13625053.php) — Midi Libre, 28 October 2026 at 17:31
- [Drame lors d'une battue dans le Gard : un chasseur de 66 ans tué par balle, deux personnes en garde à vue](https://www.ladepeche.fr/2026/10/28/drame-lors-dune-battue-dans-le-gard-un-chasseur-de-66-ans-tue-par-balle-deux-personnes-en-garde-a-vue-13625248.php) — La Dépêche du Midi, 28 October 2026 at 19:33

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Sexagenarian shot dead during driven hunt in the Gard”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/2984-sexagenarian-shot-dead-during-driven-hunt-in-the-gard
Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology