Dog walker killed by stampeding cattle
A dog walker in England died after being trampled by a herd of cattle in a field in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Police said the woman — not yet publicly identified – was walking two dogs on leashes Sunday near the hamlet of Gayle when the cattle apparently panicked and stampeded, according to a Press Association report
“She was surrounded by a herd of cattle and calves, and as a result of dogs being present the cattle reacted in an aggressive manner,” a police official said. Early press reports from England gave no indication of what happened to the dogs, a spaniel and a collie.
Last year, another woman, Sandra Pearce, 45, died in a cattle stampede as she crossed a field in Suffolk, with her pet dogs.
Posted by jwoestendiek June 22nd, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: cattle, collie, dog, dog walker, dogs, england, gayle, herd, killed, leashed, news, north yorkshire, spaniel, stamped, stampeded
Comment from Dog
Time June 22, 2009 at 10:23 am
wow, you’d think with the speed that cows move that the woman would’ve had time to dodge!