A girl was killed by a herd of cows in Unhealthy Hofgastein (Pongau) on Wednesday. The 40-year-old native lady was climbing within the Schlossalm space on her birthday that afternoon together with her two daughters (aged 20 and 23 respectively) and two small canines once they have been attacked by the animals. Regardless of their accidents, the 2 daughters managed to get to security from the herd. They suffered a shock.
In accordance with a police assertion, the youthful of the 2 instantly notified the emergency providers. A mountain rescuer and a cable automobile worker have been rapidly on web site. Nonetheless, solely the pilot of the rescue helicopter was capable of drive away the herd of cows. Regardless of fast resuscitation efforts, the 40-year-old succumbed to her severe accidents on the scene. The 2 daughters have been taken to Schwarzach Hospital by rescue helicopter.
Canines are stated to have been on a leash
“We’re within the means of clarifying the precise circumstances of the accident and are on the lookout for witnesses who noticed the accident,” police spokesman Hans Wolfgruber instructed APA on Thursday. Thus far, the lady’s daughters have solely been questioned briefly. “We are going to solely do that intimately when the scenario permits.”
It’s presently assumed that the canines – apparently a Maltese and a Havanese – have been on a leash. “In any other case they might have run away.” The district supervisor of the Pongau mountain rescue service, Gerhard Kremser, pressured: “Whether it is in any respect doable, the canine must be let off the leash within the occasion of a sudden cow assault.”
Canines injured?
The lifeless lady was delivered to the valley by the mountain rescue workforce. It was initially unclear whether or not the canines have been additionally injured. There was conflicting data on this. Each canines have been initially taken to an animal shelter in Pinzgau.
On Thursday, the Salzburg mountain rescue service once more identified the risks of canines introduced alongside by hikers on alpine pastures. “Explicit warning is required when there usually are not solely mom cows but in addition younger calves on the alpine pastures. The cows’ maternal intuition is powerful and so they defend their calves.” Younger animals, nonetheless, are very curious and playful and infrequently actively run in the direction of hikers and canines. It’s subsequently necessary to stroll slowly, keep watch over the mom cow and speak calmly to the cows and calves. Nonetheless, hikers with canines ought to typically preserve their distance and take a detour as an alternative.
