Cows trample man to death in Wiltshire

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22518414

A man has been trampled to death by cows in a field in Wiltshire and another man has been injured.

They were out walking near Winsley when they were crushed by the animals.

The injured man was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after two air ambulances and a road ambulance were sent to the scene.

It is thought his injuries are non-life-threatening, Wiltshire Ambulance Service said. The men's families have been informed.

I better not tell my walking friend, Janet - she's terrified of cows in fields already ..... :eek:

[Cherie]

It's not unusual, especially this time of year when the cows may well have their calves with them, must be a horrific death. I've always been worried about being gored to death by a bull, so I would never enter a field of cows just in case.:joker: Sorry I know it's not funny.

[Marc]

They were planning this for months...

[lostalex]

I think i'll have a thick steak in his honor tomorrow. I've been craving a nice steak for weeks now. This is as good an excuse as any to let myself splurge.

[Marc]

You're always craving juicy meat in your mouth

[lostalex]

You're always craving juicy meat in your mouth

That's true.

My dream is to suck a paraplegic guy just for the challenge. If it was a sport in the paralympic games i'd do it for my country.

I could suck a limp boiled green bean back to it's original shape.

[Marcus.]

poor man

[Nedusa]

Have you ever walked in a field past a group of Cows and normally they just move aside for you, but once in a while they just stand there and give you the evil stare !!!

Just for a second a thought flickers across your mind what if these Cows don't move..!!!

[lostalex]

Aren't herds of cows usually kept in fenced off pastures? Why were they walking through a pasture as opposed to on a road? Were the cows that trampled him his own cows? was he walking through his own pasture? or were they someone else's cows?

There are very few details in this story.

[Cherie]

The report say's they were out walking so I assume they were on a ramble. There are right of ways through some fields which would be used for livestock, obviously you enter at your own risk.

[Scarlett.]

I assume they want their milk back.

[Cherie]

I assume they want their milk back.

:joker:

[MTVN]

I got chased across a field by a load of cows once, had my life flashing before my eyes for a moment before my natural athleticism kicked in allowing me to outpace them and jump over the fence before they caught me

[Omah]

Aren't herds of cows usually kept in fenced off pastures? Why were they walking through a pasture as opposed to on a road? Were the cows that trampled him his own cows? was he walking through his own pasture? or were they someone else's cows?

There are very few details in this story.

In England and Wales a public footpath is a path on which the public have a legally protected right to travel on foot. Public footpaths often form a dense network of short paths, offering a choice of routes to many different destinations. It is probable that most footpaths in the countryside are hundreds of years old or more. Many of them pass through fields with loose cattle, sheep or horses - the animals are not usually a danger, just a hazard to be avoided or approached with caution.

[Jesus.]

If only he cud have mooooved out of the way a bit quicker.

[lostalex]

Well I think I could take on a cow. A cow is not gonna kill me. I'd be like a spanish matador in that cow pasture. Ohhh yur charging at me? bring it on! ohh, oops, I just stepped 2 feet to right before you hit me stupid cow.

I'd be a good Matador i think.

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/090708/GAL-09Jul08-2280/media/PHO-09Jul08-169832.jpg

http://www.globalpost.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/gp3_slideshow_large/spain_pain_matador.jpg

[Omah]

Well I think I could take on a cow. A cow is not gonna kill me. I'd be like a spanish matador in that cow pasture. Ohhh yur charging at me? bring it on! ohh, oops, I just stepped 2 feet to right before you hit me stupid cow.

I'd be a good Matador i think.

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/090708/GAL-09Jul08-2280/media/PHO-09Jul08-169832.jpg

One cow may not kill you, but it can knock you over (heifers, in particular, can be very frisky and confrontational) and that's when the (rest of the) herd, literally, steps in ..... :eek:

[Nedusa]

One cow may not kill you, but it can knock you over (heifers, in particular, can be very frisky and confrontational) and that's when the (rest of the) herd, literally, steps in ..... :eek:

I agree.........the herd mentality takes over...

[Cherie]

I got chased across a field by a load of cows once, had my life flashing before my eyes for a moment before my natural athleticism kicked in allowing me to outpace them and jump over the fence before they caught me


I'd have paid good money to see that.

[Kizzy]

I had no idea cows were so deadly :eek:

[Saph]

I walk the dog nearly everyday at our local common where there are loads of cows and they've never been a problem. I dont know much about this story but I doubt all those cows just started chasing these men for no reason :/

[lostalex]

I walk the dog nearly everyday at our local common where there are loads of cows and they've never been a problem. I dont know much about this story but I doubt all those cows just started chasing these men for no reason :/

I was thinking that too. sounds suspicious. I think maybe they were trying to fiddle with them if you know what i mean... it's not unheard of...

2 men out on a walk? how many men do you know that just "go out on a walk" with a friend and get that close to a random herd of cattle? it's definitely a bit suspicious.

I think they were trying to **** a cow. eigther that or they were getting high. There's definitely something about this story that doesn't add up though.

[Novo]

I got chased across a field by a load of cows once, had my life flashing before my eyes for a moment before my natural athleticism kicked in allowing me to outpace them and jump over the fence before they caught me

**** sake :joker:

[Omah]

2 men out on a walk? how many men do you know that just "go out on a walk" with a friend and get that close to a random herd of cattle?

As countryside walkers, myself and my male (and female) friends get that close to random herds of cattle and flocks sheep every other day - we don't bother them and they don't (usually) bother us - horses and ponies tend to be very friendly, though ..... ;)

[lostalex]

As countryside walkers, myself and my male (and female) friends get that close to random herds of cattle and flocks sheep every other day - we don't bother them and they don't (usually) bother us - horses and ponies tend to be very friendly, though ..... ;)

so doesn't it make you think that these guys must have been bothering them?

[Shaun]

hahahahaa someone died but because it's cows it's funny hahahaha his relatives must agree

[lostalex]

hahahahaa someone died but because it's cows it's funny hahahaha his relatives must agree

sorry let's all be super serious and light a candle, cause that's gonna bring him back from the dead....

maybe if we pray hard enuf and look sad enuf, God will bring this man back to his family.

every body close your eyes, and cross your fingers and WISH really hard, and then GOD will bring him back to life...

[Shaun]

yeah cos I've always been the religious type...

I don't know why it's news at all. Someone died, and it's being spread around for lols. I just think that's disgusting.

[lostalex]

yeah cos I've always been the religious type...

I don't know why it's news at all. Someone died, and it's being spread around for lols. I just think that's disgusting.

awwww, you think it's disgusting?

WELCOME to the INTERNET, are you NEW?

[Shaun]

Trust me alex, I've put up with enough of you to know the sad depths of the internet.

[Cherie]

yeah cos I've always been the religious type...

I don't know why it's news at all. Someone died, and it's being spread around for lols. I just think that's disgusting.

I do agree though I don't think the initial post was for lols, it has just evolved that way and I hold up my hands to helping it along in that way.

[lostalex]

Trust me alex, I've put up with enough of you to know the sad depths of the internet.

shouldn't you be arranging a floral bouquet to send to the widow? since you're so ****ing concerned?

[Shaun]

I do agree though I don't think the initial post was for lols, it has just evolved that way and I hold up my hands to helping it along in that way.

No no that's true, I can see it's being reported because it's a rarity.

[Omah]

so doesn't it make you think that these guys must have been bothering them?

No ..... you have similar incidents in the US :

Iowa woman dies after cow attack

Published: June 20, 2011 at 8:53 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 20 (UPI) -- An Iowa woman died after a being attacked by a cow on a farm in Benton County, officials said.

Killed Saturday was Jean Fee, 60, of Urbana. Her year-old grandson was uninjured.

"It's pretty unusual for a cow to become aggressive," Terry Engelken, an associate professor at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, told Monday's Des Moines Register. "We have a few instances of [cow attacks] across the country every year -- but it's uncommon. For it to result in a fatality is very uncommon."

Matt Fee, the woman's son, said his parents and nephews often go into a pasture to feed ears of corn to the cows. Jean Fee, her husband and grandson were on such an outing when the incident occurred.

"My dad went back to the house to get my nephew a drink," Matt Fee said. "The best we can figure is the cow became aggressive, and my mom was protecting my nephew, and the cow hit her with its head and it stopped her heart."

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/20/Iowa-woman-dies-after-cow-attack/UPI-38561308574394/#ixzz2THl63GH7

[Omah]

No no that's true, I can see it's being reported because it's a rarity.

Not that rare :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/28/attacks-by-cattle-ramblers-blunkett

Figures reveal that attacks by cows are by no means unusual. According to data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), there have been 67 incidents in the past five years (up to 2009) in which a member of the public has reported being injured by cattle. In six of the cases the person was killed.

The risk is even greater for farm workers whose injuries are recorded separately. Over the same period there were 23 fatal incidents involving farmers and their employees, another 300 that resulted in "major" harm and 277 in which the injury took more than three days to heal. Far more go unreported.

[arista]

The Cows think you may attack their young.

So if you have a Dog let it go
as then the Cows will chase that
saving you.


I have been trapped by cows in a corner
but I did not panic
I waited for a chance to get away,
and I have never had a problem since