Did he jump the string? Did I jerk the trigger? Did I aim for 30 instead of gapping for 26? dunno, but he didn't go far.
Even if it doesn't hit the spinal cord, a shot like that right immediately under the vertebral column and a little back will hit the aorta and will be fatal *extremely* quickly. This explains the occasional extremely rapid death of deer shot "way too high" that don't get hit in the spine.