According to foreign media reports, on January 6, local time, Italy's 19-year-old world youth shooting champion was accidentally shot and killed during hunting. The cause of this unfortunate accident was that he accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while bending down to pick up the bullet.
Comprehensive "The Sun", "Daily Mail", "Daily Mirror" and other foreign media reported on the 7th that the unfortunate world champion was Cristian Ghilli, who won two gold medals in the two-way Skeet Shooting World Cup team competition in October last year.
On the day of the accident, Gilli and friends were hunting in the woods of the small town of Montecatini Val di Cecina in the Province of Pisa, Italy. During this time, he stopped to pick up some used bullets.
However, when he bent down, he accidentally fired a shot at himself in the abdomen.
His friends quickly called the emergency center, and then two ambulances rushed to the scene to take Geely to a nearby hospital. After arriving at the hospital, the doctor immediately operated on Geely, but because he could not stop the internal bleeding, at about 10 o'clock that night, Geely eventually died of his injuries.
According to reports, local Italian media said that after learning of Gili's accidental death, Luciano Rossi, president of the Italian Shooting Federation, issued a statement.
In the statement, Rossi reviewed Geely's career and expressed condolences and condolences.
Rossi said: "Last October, the young two-way skeet shooter won the world championship in the team and mixed team competitions at the World Cup in Lima, Peru, while winning the bronze medal in the individual event with a third place. Last May, he won gold medals in individual, team and mixed team competitions at the European Championships in Osijek, Croatia. ”
(Editor: Yin Zi)