It was the 24th of June 2023. I was staying in a cottage in Snowdonia with a friend.
We were jogging quietly along the track that led up to our holiday cottage. With no warning two cows ran from behind at us, and as they came from behind we did not even know they were there.
My friend managed to escape by jumping a wall, in the process injuring his knee which needed stitches. I slipped as I ran and fell. One cow attacked me causing serious injuries.
I was airlifted from the scene and spent two weeks on a major trauma ward. I had fractured ribs that caused a pneumothorax (air in the chest cavity,) a fractured spine, a fractured jaw, a leg laceration (massive wound in the leg,) multiple bruising and a lumbar hernia. I am off work while I recover from these injuries.
We subsequently discovered that there were cows with calves in the field. We did not have a dog, our attack was completely unprovoked.
The attack was reported to the farmer who was unhelpful and unsympathetic.
I believe that land with footpaths crossing it should not contain cattle.
289,043,524 incident number 761
Cattle Safety 
I would like to offer my sincere sympathy to Hugh and his friend .Please be very kind to yourself as this will take a lot of time to heal, mentally and physically. By coincidence I was also attacked from behind without warning on the 24th October last year on Dartmoor no dog or calves about and given a trampling with injuries which I have already reported to Killer Cows. 11 months after being attacked I have finally completed the original walk I intended then today. So if at all possible Hugh dont let this define your life, and dont let an irresponsible farmer stop you from further walks
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Well done Patrick for completing that walk.
Cattle trampling injuries are not only physical, brains need to recover from an assault, perhaps with professional counselling. Recovery can involve expense and this is why someone may take the farmer to court. Insurance claims also highlight the risk of attack to insurance companies; we hope these claims will make them push for separation of cattle and walkers.
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That’s another terrible story from people who were doing nothing wrong. Had they been attacked by dogs the owner could be heading to prison.
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The dog would be put down. Sometimes farmers will opt to keep a cow that acts a little aggressively towards them if they are profitable. In this way the herd can learn aggressive behaviour and any offspring may inherit an aggressive trait.
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