A woman has been left in a critical condition after she was charged at by a cow which rolled and sat on her. Emma Moody was crossing a field in St Martin, Cornwall, when her dog disturbed a herd of cows and their young calves. After the cow began to charge at her, a terrified Ms Moody attempted to run away but tripped and fell into its path. Horror: A woman was airlifted to hospital after a cow charged at her before rolling and sitting on her. The accident happened in a field in St Martin, Cornwall. The village is pictured . The cow then trampled and rolled on her - breaking most of her ribs and leaving her with severe chest injuries. A Navy search and rescue helicopter from nearby RNAS Culdrose was dispatched to the farm where crews found her lying badly hurt in a meadow. She was airlifted to hospital where she today remains in a critical condition. Ms Moody’s mother Sue said her daughter had done everything she could to stop her dog scaring the herd and had kept it on its leash. She said: 'We feel the legislation needs looking at with regards to cows and young calves in fields where there is a public right of way. 'It’s not as if she was in a strange area or somewhere different where she didn’t know the farm or the walk . 'We are eternally grateful for the speed she was taken to hospital and treated - it was second to none.' The attack was revealed at a meeting of St Keverne Parish Council by Cornwall Councillor Walter Sanger. He said: 'People, although they can be legally on the public footpath, have to be aware and be cautious where there are cattle and especially cattle with calves.'
Emma Moody was crossing a field in St Martin, Cornwall .
Her dog disturbed a herd of cows and their young calves .
She attempted to run away but tripped and fell into its path .
Was airlifted to hospital where she today remains in a critical condition .
A woman has been left in a critical condition after she was charged at by a cow which rolled and sat on her. Emma Moody was crossing a field in St Martin, Cornwall, when her dog disturbed a herd of cows and their young calves. After the cow began to charge at her, a terrified Ms Moody attempted to run away but tripped and fell into its path. Horror: A woman was airlifted to hospital after a cow charged at her before rolling and sitting on her. The accident happened in a field in St Martin, Cornwall. The village is pictured . The cow then trampled and rolled on her - breaking most of her ribs and leaving her with severe chest injuries. A Navy search and rescue helicopter from nearby RNAS Culdrose was dispatched to the farm where crews found her lying badly hurt in a meadow. She was airlifted to hospital where she today remains in a critical condition. Ms Moody’s mother Sue said her daughter had done everything she could to stop her dog scaring the herd and had kept it on its leash. She said: 'We feel the legislation needs looking at with regards to cows and young calves in fields where there is a public right of way. 'It’s not as if she was in a strange area or somewhere different where she didn’t know the farm or the walk . 'We are eternally grateful for the speed she was taken to hospital and treated - it was second to none.' The attack was revealed at a meeting of St Keverne Parish Council by Cornwall Councillor Walter Sanger. He said: 'People, although they can be legally on the public footpath, have to be aware and be cautious where there are cattle and especially cattle with calves.'
and sat on her. Emma Moody was crossing a field in St Martin, Cornwall, when her dog disturbed a herd of cows and their young calves. After the attempted to run away but tripped and fell into to hospital where she today remains in a critical