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Yonnie3

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Sun May 31, 2020, 04:35 PM May 2020

Cows attack and kill elderly walker in Yorkshire Dales [View all]

Cows attack and kill elderly walker in Yorkshire Dales

Pensioner’s wife, 78, airlifted to hospital with bruising

1 hour ago

The attack happened near the Ribblehead viaduct

An 82-year-old man has died after he was attacked by a herd of cows, police say.

The man and his wife were walking in the Yorkshire Dales when the attack happened at lunchtime on Saturday.

An air ambulance was called and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, at Ivescar, near Ingleton.

His 78-year-old wife, who was badly bruised, was flown to Royal Lancaster Infirmary. She is not thought to be seriously injured.

A police spokeswoman said: “An 82-year-old man, from Foulridge, Pendle, sadly died yesterday after being attacked by a herd of cows.”

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cows-attack-death-yorkshire-ivescar-ingleton-a9541406.html
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