Mad cow charges, kills dairy farmworker in New York: report
The employee was taking care of a newborn calf when she was reportedly struck by the cow
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A New York woman died on Sunday after she was charged by an overprotective cow and struck several times after tending to a newborn calf, according to reports.
WWNY-TV in Carthage, New York, reported that the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident involving an employee of Flack Farm in Lisbon, and a cow.
The initial investigation found that 28-year-old Flor Lopez was taking care of a newborn calf when a nearby cow charged her.
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A Lisbon, N.Y., dairy farmworker was killed after being struck multiple times by a cow. (iStock)
After charging toward Lopez, investigators learned, the cow struck her several times.
Lopez was reportedly transported to the Claxton Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, New York, where she later died.
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The investigation into the matter is ongoing.
An autopsy is scheduled to be completed to determine Lopez’s exact cause of death.
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Lisbon is located about 50 miles northeast of Syracuse, near the St. Lawrence River, which separates the U.S. and Canada.