Who's to say what's "right"......other than the man who took the shot?
No one unless someone was with them during the hunt. JMO.
I've backed out and came back the next day on a questionable shot to find out it was a double lunger and the deer was only 40 - 80yds away from the shot sight. You can't make the right decision 100% of the time. Hope for 90% and learn from mistakes.