A woman who died after being trampled by a herd of 30 cows while walking her dog was described by devastated pals as a “gentle human being” who “loved” animals.
Horrified local residents told how the 55-year-old was found “covered in blood” near the picture postcard village of Billingshurst in West Sussex, just before noon on Monday.
Some rushed to the stricken woman’s aid before police, paramedics and an air ambulance arrived.
Residents and then 999 crews performed CPR for up to an hour in a desperate bid to save her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her sister rushed to the incident after reading on Facebook that her dog had been found.
Residents claimed a man was injured by the same “crazy” cows in May this year and had to be airlifted to hospital, but survived.
The victim – described as a “gentle human being” – is understood to have been a keen dog walker who worked at a local shop.
