Incident number: 999
Response ID: 307,458,142
Date of incident: 24.07.24
Location: St Johns in the Vale, Near Keswick Cumbria (What 3 words beads.successes.goodness)
Status: Loan walker with dog on lead on PRW
Mark’s story
“Had been unable to locate the end of the planned public path and so had to follow another public path onto the valley floor and along the side of St John Beck north east of Thirlmere reservoir. After passing through a field with cattle entered another field and after passing a heard of approx. 16 – 18 cattle roughly have adult half calf’s I looked back an noticed they were starting to follow me. This then developed into a gallop with one adult at the front heading towards me. I moved over from the path to an area of reeds and water thinking if I get across they wouldn’t follow but before I got much further the front cow dropped down as I had already slipped down and then crashed into me. It’s head into my left side and I believe one of its knees into my leg”
Mark sustained two broken ribs and tibia plateau fracture in my his leg.
Marks adds “I would like to see improvements in public path signage and maintenance. At the end of the day I would not have had to enter this field to get back to my starting point if the path I wanted which was on the other side of a stone wall with no cattle could of been located.”
Cattle Safety 