LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. — Louisiana wildlife agents are investigating a deadly hunting accident in Lafourche Parish after

Officials say 45-year-old Garret Verdun was found dead near Raceland on Saturday, Nov. 29. His body was turned over to the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office.

Agents were called around 4 p.m. after getting word that a hunter had been shot on Bayou Folse Road. When they arrived, they learned Verdun had been "hit by a .308 caliber bullet and died before any first responders could arrive," a release said.

According to the friend who was with him, the two were walking to their hunting spots and had just crossed a cattle guard. Verdun handed the rifle to his hunting partner, and that’s when it fired, killing him.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said Verdun was struck

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