A dog walker almost killed 80 stone cows, hit her cow, and repeatedly trampled her, leaving her mother with two broken ribs in a terrible attack.
Laura Vaughan was the target of a huge Hereford Cow while walking along the giant Zeyna in the Wye Valley on April 6.
The animal accused her of hitting her onto the ground, then repeatedly directed her to her legs before returning to the 30-second attack.
The 51-year-old left a deep “Nike Tick” explosion in her legs, two broken ribs and a pierced lung.
Fortunately, a good Samaritan passerby entered the field and distracted the animals so that senior aerospace engineers could escape.
Other walkers helped Laura leave the field and then tinkered with a first aid kit and called 999.
She was taken to the hospital where she was subjected to an X-ray and a CT scan and was admitted to the hospital for four days.
Ms. Vaughan said she was “lucky to live” for a month.
Laura Vaughan
The 51-year-old left a deep “Nike Tick” gash on her legs, two fractured ribs and a pierced lung
Fortunately, a good Samaritan passerby entered the field and distracted the animals so that senior aerospace engineers could escape
The animal accused her of hitting her onto the ground, then repeatedly directed her to her legs before returning to the 30-second attack. Picture: Stock Image
Speaking of the moment she faced the animal, the mother of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire said: “When I walked by, I noticed a cow coming towards me and then it started running.
“I don’t have time to run, otherwise there will be. When it ran into my mind, I was like “Oh, oh, it’s going to hit me.”
“It hit me in my face and I really don’t remember falling on the floor, but at some point between hitting me and I hit the floor, I let go of the dog and it saved her life.
“I remember being kicked from side to side and thinking “Relax and roll to your side so she kicks behind you, protecting your face.’’.
The cow kicked me the back of the leg that had hoofed in and she gave me a nice old kick, my back broke into the ribs, and I had other bruises.
“I was scared because then I thought, “If she didn’t stop for a minute, I might be in trouble here.”
“I saw these four guys heading in the opposite direction. I remember yelling “help” and one of them ran to the field and scared it, and that’s the truth.
“They told me it lasted 10-30 seconds and that was quick. They say it’s like something you see in the movie.
Vaughan’s often walks keen Walker often spins and Pilates, he often completes 10-mile treks in the countryside and has never encountered problems with cattle.
She was taken to the hospital where she had an X-ray and a CT scan and was admitted to the hospital for four days
She said: “My leg injury is in the shape of a Nike tick. If that was my head, it would have killed me.
Ms. Vaughan often walks, often spins and Pilates, often completes 10 miles of trek in the countryside, and has never encountered problems with cattle before.
She kept Zayna at a brief lead and said the dog was walking quietly on her heel while she was near the cattle.
Following a route suggested by the walking app, she approached a large public ground and found 50 cows, but no calves were scattered in the cluster.
She said there was a “fence” on the field, which was about 2 feet high around it, but when the door to the field was opened, she walked into it – providing an extensive berth for the cattle.
She said she was within 16 feet of the cow, accidentally between her and the calf.
She said: “I kept walking before there was a signing and said “Don’t go out in the wild” because there was a bull or had a calf, but there was no warning.
“They lifted the ropes on the wire poles and in hindsight, I think it was blocking the sidewalk, there was nothing we could do about it.
“You have to go into the wilderness and follow the sidewalk.”
Ms. Vaughan said: “These guys helped me. One person was trained in first aid, so he knew what to do.
The 51-year-old mother left a deep “Nike” after the terrorist attack
She explained that the gap between her and the cow fell to about five meters when the attack occurred.
“After we found that one problem was that the calf was on the other side, so the calf was separated from the calf. And then it all happened very quickly,” she said.
When Dog Zayna is able to escape the attack, her owner is brutal assaulted until the walker scares the cattle.
After suffering from the ground, Laura was driven to Hereford County Hospital where she stayed for four days.
Ms. Vaughan said: “These guys helped me. One person was trained in first aid so he knew what to do.
“He said we had to leave the field because the cattle were still there and the calves were somewhere. I was just shocked.
“They helped me out of the court, which was painful.
‘My leg injury is in the shape of a Nike tick. If that was my head, it would kill me.
One month, Ms. Vaughan recovered well and hoped her story would be shared so that others could avoid the same mistake.
She said: “I didn’t bring a first aid kit. My advice is to always carry a backup phone. [battery] Pack and make sure the Trail app will also be in the same place for a long time, and it can also transfer your location.
“My advice will never go through the oxfield. If you have to walk through, make sure there are a lot of distances. If you see any young people, never go out in the wild.
