 but has since been discharged. The two women were treated at St Brendan's Hospital in Castlebay and have also been discharged. Advice and assistance has been given to all parties. No further police action' Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil, who lives on Barra, added: 'This is obviously a very distressing incident we wish all involved a speedy recovery.' This news comes after it was revealed that cows are the UK's deadliest animal, with cows attacking between three and four thousand people every year. An expert revealed this figure may continue to rise. Between 2018 a){kind=link}
A man was flown to hospital after he was trampled on by a herd of cows on a remote Scottish beach. The news comes after cows were revealed as the UK’s deadliest animal.
A man was airlifted to hospital after he and two women were attacked by a herd of cows at a remote beauty spot in the UK.
The 56-year-old man and two women were trampled by a herd of cows on Traigh Eais beach on Barra, in Scotland. The alarm was raised at around 8pm on Saturday when Police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and Barra Coastguard Rescue Team sped to their aid.
A spokesman for Stornoway Coastguard said: “A man and two women were said to be trapped by cows and the man had sustained a blow to the chest and was also in shock.” The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that a local crew attended to provide light. The man was flown to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and the two women were taken to St Brendan’s Hospital in Castlebay for treatment.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Around 8.05pm on Saturday, 16 September 2023, police and emergency services were called to Eoligarry, Barra, following a report that three people, a man and two women, had been injured by a heard of cows and a bull whilst walking between near Traigh Eais and Traigh Mor.”