Yorkshire firefighter who rescued from couple being trampled by cows wins award

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He was out walking his dog when he spotted the couple in trouble

AdvertisementHe witnessed the man being trampled and thrown up in the air by the cows, and the woman being pinned to the fence and trampled. One of the couple’s dogs remained at the man’s side and was uninjured, the other dog was trampled but managed to run away. Putting himself and his own dog at huge risk, Simon went into the field and dragged the couple away from danger over a wall.

He then ran a good distance to get a phone signal and liaised with the control room to give the location and state what help was needed. Mr Cossins looked after the two casualties for 40 minutes before the ambulance paramedics reached them. Both casualties spent some time in intensive care with significant injuries following the incident.

 

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