Firefighters and rescuers are trying to take a wounded hunter out of the forest.

According to the Emergency Management Center, in the vicinity of the Jvari municipality forest, Tsalenjikha, the hunter sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound after accidentally shooting a hunting rifle.

They tried to transport the hunter with a border police helicopter, but it became impossible because of the severe weather condition. Firefighters and rescuers are now carrying the injured hunter with a stretcher.