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    Calls for better livestock marking after woman’s death

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    BBC A head and shoulders photograph of a gray-haired man wearing a green and black waterproof jacket. There is a large expanse of grassland behind him, with a row of trees on the horizon. The sky is cloudy and his coat is wet from the rain.bbc

    Kevin Parker said a cow attacked him in the New Forest

    There are calls for warning signs to be placed on livestock following the death of an elderly woman believed to have been trampled by cows.

    Pamela Joyce Barnwell, 88, died on October 21 after an incident involving the animals in the New Forest in Hampshire, a coroner said on Tuesday.

    Kevin Parker, a regular walker, said a cow attacked him near where the incident occurred a few days earlier.

    Hampshire County Council said the responsibility for marking livestock on land crossed by footpaths lay with the animals’ owners.

    Parker said he “slipped and fell backwards” as a cow came toward him.

    “I don’t know what made me do it, but I rolled to the right and struggled to try to get back on my feet,” he said.

    “As I did, the cow jumped and landed exactly where I had been left…if I hadn’t moved, I would have been seriously injured.”

    An expanse of open grassland with some bushes and trees on the horizon. It is raining and the sky is cloudy.

    The incident occurred near where an 88-year-old woman was found seriously injured.

    It comes after the death of Mrs Barnwell, of Fordingbridge, Hampshire.

    An investigation into his death was opened Tuesday, and the preliminary cause of death is listed as multiple traumatic injuries.

    He also noted that he suffered from ischemic heart disease.

    The instruction will be held on September 15, 2025.

    A yellow sign on the grass, warning people to stay away from animals and to keep dogs under control.

    Parker said there needed to be more education about the risks.

    Parker said livestock should continue to be allowed in the New Forest, but there needed to be more education, especially for tourists.

    “The land is here for people and animals to roam, I don’t think you should stop it,” he said.

    “I just think there needs to be an awareness campaign.”

    Two adult cows, one gray and one black, and two calves, one brown and one black, grazing in a pasture with bushes behind.

    People have been urged to report cases of cattle behaving aggressively.

    Andrew Parry Norton, president of the New Forest Commons Defense Association, which represents New Forest commoners and their animals, urged people to stay away from livestock and to report cases of livestock showing signs of aggression .

    “We share the forest with a lot of people,” he said. “We, as commoners, also have responsibility.”

    Hampshire County Council said in a statement: “While the County Council would install road-related signs, primarily intended for drivers, livestock responsibility, on land crossed by a right of way, and any required signs associated, would fall to the owners of the animals.”

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