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Sotheby’s Chairman wounded while grouse shooting
Sotheby’s chairman, Henry Wyndham, is recuperating after he was shot in the face during a day grouse shooting.
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Sotheby?s chairman, Henry Wyndham, is recuperating after he was shot in the face during a grouse shoot.
Mr Wyndham was reportedly standing at his butt when a gun near him was accidentally fired, leaving him with 52 lead pellet wounds.
It is thought that he would have been blinded had he not been wearing glasses.
A Sotheby?s spokesman said: ?Henry Wyndham sustained an accident on the grouse moor and is currently on track for a full and rapid recovery.?
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