Hunter shoots wife in brush instead of bird

An Italian man on a hunting expedition in Croatia thought he fired his rifle at a bird but accidentally shot his wife instead.

The 66-year-old man, who was not named, was hunting on the island of Cres in the northern Adriatic while his 67-year-old wife waited for him in the car, the Croatian Times reports.

According to police, the man’s wife decided to go for a walk away from the car when she heard her husband’s dogs approaching.

The hunter told authorities he thought the movement in the brush was caused by the bird the dogs were chasing. He took aim and fired his gun before realizing that the bird was his wife.

The woman’s injuries were not released. They were not considered life-threatening. She is expected to make a full recovery.

Shaking the bush, hon … just shaking the bush.

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