A herd of cows killed an 85-year-old hiker, who, despite being rushed to the hospital, died from his injuries before surgery could be conducted. The bovine killers trampled the man and his 82-year-old wife, leaving prosecutors trying to work out what went wrong. The couple, from Vienna, had been out for a walk with their dog in the Austrian Alps on their way to a hut in Ramsau am Dachstein when the incident occurred. The woman was seriously hurt but does not have life-threatening injuries, a German news organization reported. Afterward, they were rushed to the hospital in Salzburg, according to local law enforcement, as reported by CBS News. An autopsy is now pending as part of the investigation. Speaking to AFP, police spokesman Markus Lamb said, “A retired couple from Vienna and their dog were walking just below the so-called Austria hut when a herd of nine cows—including three calves—charged and severely injured them.” A cow attack more than a decade ago saw the Austrian government publish a “code of conduct” for walkers around cows, although incidents in the popular tourist destination are rare.
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