This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/somerset/8206661.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 1 | Version 2 |
---|---|
Trampled farmer dies in hospital | Trampled farmer dies in hospital |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A farmer who was trampled by his herd of cows after they stampeded when a fire engine siren apparently startled them has died in hospital. | A farmer who was trampled by his herd of cows after they stampeded when a fire engine siren apparently startled them has died in hospital. |
Harold Lee, 75, was moving 100 cows from Robins Farm in Burtle, Somerset, with his son Richard when a fire engine answering a 999 call approached them. | Harold Lee, 75, was moving 100 cows from Robins Farm in Burtle, Somerset, with his son Richard when a fire engine answering a 999 call approached them. |
Mr Lee suffered chest and head injuries in the incident. | Mr Lee suffered chest and head injuries in the incident. |
He was airlifted to the Royal United Hospital in Bath before being transferred to Frenchay Hospital. | He was airlifted to the Royal United Hospital in Bath before being transferred to Frenchay Hospital. |
Richard Lee, 42, said he was leading the herd along the B-road to the milking parlour on 11 August when the cows stampeded back towards their field. | Richard Lee, 42, said he was leading the herd along the B-road to the milking parlour on 11 August when the cows stampeded back towards their field. |
'First aid' | |
A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue spokesman said it was responding to a call to a road accident when it encountered the cattle. | |
"A man was injured by stampeding cattle and firefighters gave first aid at the scene prior to the arrival of the ambulance service. | |
"It is understood that this man has subsequently died and the sympathies of the service are with his family and friends. | |
"As this matter is now under police investigation it would not be appropriate to comment further," he added. | |
Avon and Somerset police said the incident was being investigated and the possibility the cows were frightened by a fire engine was one line of inquiry. | |
In June, Liz Crowsley, 49, from Warrington, was trampled to death by cows as she walked her dogs near Hawes, in the Yorkshire Dales. | In June, Liz Crowsley, 49, from Warrington, was trampled to death by cows as she walked her dogs near Hawes, in the Yorkshire Dales. |
Two weeks earlier, former Home Secretary David Blunkett was injured by a charging cow as he was out walking with his guide dog Sadie in the Peak District in Derbyshire. | Two weeks earlier, former Home Secretary David Blunkett was injured by a charging cow as he was out walking with his guide dog Sadie in the Peak District in Derbyshire. |
The Farmers' Union of Wales has warned cases of potentially-deadly stampeding cattle unwittingly spooked by dog walkers were almost certainly set to rise. | The Farmers' Union of Wales has warned cases of potentially-deadly stampeding cattle unwittingly spooked by dog walkers were almost certainly set to rise. |