Two hunters killed by a landmine in Bosnia

Two hunters lost their lives when they stepped on a landmine while hunting in the area of Zavidovici, a spokesperson from the Zenica-Doboj Canton Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

She explained that the bodies were found by a demining team in the morning and that an investigation is underway.

According to the Civil Protection Authority of Bosnia’s Federation (FBiH) entity, the explosion was reported at about 7 am on Sunday.

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“A rescue operation was immediately launched and deminers from the FUCZ Zepce and Tuzla were sent to the scene. The victim was located about 70 meters within a mine risk area, and as there were indications that another hunter entered the minefield, and after searching the terrain, another victim of the same landmine, also a hunter, was spotted 30 meters from the place where the first body was found,” the institution said.