School pupils' panic after being surrounded by cows during expedition
TEENAGE girls on a school expedition alerted the emergency services when they became surrounded by a herd of cows and bulls in a field near Compton Dando.
The group of six girls, aged between 14 and 16 and from Mangotsfield School, became worried about their safety when they were confronted by the animals in a field off Bathford Hill.
They were visiting the area as part of a Duke of Edinburgh Awards practice expedition.
The girls dialled 999 when they were unable to contact their school teachers as they had no mobile phone signal.
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They spent 40 minutes seeking advice over the telephone from call handlers at the Avon Fire & Rescue Service control room before dropping their bags and fleeing the field over a barbed wire fence.
Comments
by A_Mushroom
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 9:14PM
“Silly moos.”
by Adair
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 6:50PM
“They should be charged for wasting police time.”
by Tody123
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 6:38PM
“Look them in the eye, and show them no fear.”
by Kyngsmeadboy
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 2:45PM
“My wife and I dressed up as a bull and a cow for a fancy dress competition in Compton Dando. We had a lot to drink so walked home across a field, a bull noticed us and started to approach, my wife asked what should we do, I answered, "I'm going to start grazing, you had better brace yourself".”
by bedmo
Monday, June 25 2012, 9:24PM
“Lol.”
by BCFCfinker
Monday, June 25 2012, 1:54PM
“It is comical when a herd starts to follow you. You start walking faster and they start walking faster, you start running and they start running. A bit unnerving, but that's about it. Bulls are normally kept in small enclosures on their own I believe.
Only time it can be dangerous is when young are involved, about the only time you'll see a cow stand its ground.”
by Elsewhereman
Monday, June 25 2012, 1:38PM
“Bullocks ...”
by patcrose
Monday, June 25 2012, 12:58PM
“Doesn't this just demonstrate how out of touch with the countryside a lot of young people are these days.Jumping over the hedge was probably more dangerous than the cows !”
by katachua
Monday, June 25 2012, 10:50AM
“I very much doubt that there was even a single bull, and if there were "bulls" plural, they'd have been fighting each other, not a bunch of schoolgirls.
As Mikey_Blake said, a loud "BOO" woould have done the trick.”
by Mikey_Blake
Monday, June 25 2012, 10:31AM
“Cows are just curious animals. I very much doubt if there were any "bulls" there. (Bad Reporting)
If the girls had just leaped up all together and waved their arms, the cows would have fled quicker than you can say "Supercalifridilisticexpialidiocious"”