Thursday 11 October 2012

"Wiltshire woman trampled to death by cows"

From the BBC:

A woman walking her dog in a field of cows in Wiltshire appears to have been trampled to death by the animals, an ambulance service has said.

Great Western Ambulance Service said it was called at 08:38 BST by someone who had found the woman, believed to be in her 70s. Wiltshire Police said "there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances" surrounding the death in a field in Chippenham.

The woman's dog was also injured*. Arrangements were made by emergency services for a vet to treat the dog.


Look, I'm not a health and safety nutcase or anything, but remember the basic equation: cows + dog = high risk of death or serious injury.

* It's unusual for the dog to be injured, they normally scamper away once they have led their owners into danger.

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