TOSSED BY COW

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22878, 5 November 1937, Page 5

TOSSED BY COW

WOMAN WALKING IN STREET ANJMAL'S SUDDEN ATTACK [FROir OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] SYDNEY. Oct. 28 A woman, Mrs. Florence Duck, of Kogarah Bay, was attacked by a cow in Burgess Street, Kogarah, on a recent afternoon. She was tossed high in the air. and one of the animal's horns inflicted a wound three inches long in her right thigh. Doctors said that if the horn had penetrated another Quarter of an inch she would have bled to death.' " I was with my daughter and a friend." Mrs. Duck said. "We walked together along Burgess Street on our *, a .V to the home of my niece. 1 noticed the cow grazing on the pavement, hut was apparently not concerned by hat we were doing, and I went to walk past it. .My daughter and friend were on niv other side. " Suddenly the- cow made a short rush nie. Its head went down. Then it mted its horns. Then I was thrown nigh in the air. 1 fell down and could not help' noticing that mv dress was w>rn and that my purse hail burst open that mv money was lying everywhere. 'J'lie pain was frightful. The cow did not make a second o ■ t Llirk il.v I was only two doors from my "niece's. A man came and Grove the cow away, and i was carried my; niece's home. Shortly afterard the ambulance came and took me name."

L"V r - Buck was informed that the, cow . u ° uc, n a child's pet when it was a a ,nd that the child had taught the WA lniU at him. The cow had not p. l when it became older and knnJi. ,' rns - Neighbours said that it had thn+ ii c^0 "'n a girl and a boy, but they had not been injured.