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Escaped bull shot dead in Oberwiesenthal

A police vehicle in action / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/Symbolic image
A police vehicle in action / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/Symbolic image

A runaway 600 kg bull in Oberwiesenthal was shot by the gamekeeper after it was spotted on Thursday.

The police have given the all-clear in the case of a bull weighing around 600 kilograms that escaped in Oberwiesenthal (Erzgebirgskreis). The responsible hunting tenant spotted and shot the animal in a forest near Cranzahl on Thursday, according to the Chemnitz police department. The Simmentaler Fleckvieh bull had escaped on Monday afternoon and escaped into a forest. The police then issued a warning. Sightings should be reported immediately. No one should approach the animal, corner it or even try to catch it.

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