Police are advising hunters to be more vigilant and remain in groups whenever they go hunting following the accidental shooting death of a man on Wednesday.
According to police reports a man, identified only as Sheldon by his two friends, was out hunting in the Mayaro forest around 6 pm when the trio separated. The reports stated that one of the men saw an animal and fired. When he went to retrieve his kill he found his hunting partner bleeding on the ground.
The duo left the forest and made their way to the Mayaro Police Station where they reported the matter. Police officers with the help of a National Operation Center helicopter were sent in an attempt to retrieve Sheldon’s body.
In an unrelated incident, a 56-year-old truck driver was killed yesterday after a landslide caused a piece of the hill at the Claxton Bay Quarry to give way, burying the man instantly.
Ricardo Kato, of Sobo Village in South Trinidad, died at the scene. Police reports said the incident took place around 3 pm.
Workers said Kato exited a truck and was standing at the bottom of a hill when the land caved in. Attempts were made to rescue him but by the time his body was retrieved he was already dead.
Investigations continue.