Incident number: 1080
Response ID: 313,939,957
Date of incident: 06.04.24
Location: Field just past the campsite by St Margaret’s Church on Welsh Bicknor by river Wye
Status: Lone walker with dog on lead on PRoW
“The Farmer had blocked off the foot path making it impossible to avoid the field and the calves were not visible until right in the field.
Very large female cow came from nowhere charging at me. She Headbutted me to the floor, and continued stamping on me and headbutting me and either bit or horned the back of my leg. I let go of my dog as soon as I hit the floor and went limp. Attack stopped by 4 men who came to my rescue . And got me off the field. Ambulances to hospital where I stayed 4 days with two broken ribs, punctured lung and a puncture wound on my leg.”
We wish this walker well and hope that she has recovered from both her physical and mental ordeal.
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