Woman killed by stampeding cattle

A woman has been trampled to death by a herd of cattle while walking her dogs in a field in North Yorkshire.

The victim had been walking along a stretch of the Pennine way outside the hamlet of Gayle, near Hawes.

It is thought the cows were panicked by the sight of her two dogs - a brown and white spaniel and a collie-type - who were both on their leads at the time.
The woman has not yet been identified but was described as about 5feet 2in tall and of slim build.

The stampede occurred at about 1215 BST on Sunday. A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "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."

Last year another dog walker, Sandra Pearce, 45, died in a cattle stampede at South Elmham in Suffolk.

Source : news.bbc.co.uk