A man has died after he was injured when cattle trampled on him on a National Trust estate.
The ambulance service was called to Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk after the man in his seventies was seriously injured while walking on Monday. He died at the scene.
A Norfolk Police spokesperson said: “Officers attended the Felbrigg Hall Estate yesterday [Monday], following reports a person had been seriously injured by cattle at around 11.45am.
“Despite efforts to save him, a man in his seventies sadly died at the scene. His next of kin have been informed. Officers are investigating alongside colleagues from the Health and Safety Executive.”
A National Trust spokesperson said: “Emergency services were called to the parkland at Felbrigg Hall on Monday after a member of the public was seriously injured while walking.
“Despite the efforts of the paramedics, the person tragically died at the scene.
“We are shocked and deeply saddened by this news, and our thoughts and condolences are with their family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
“As an investigation is underway, we are unable to comment further.”
Felbrigg Hall, around two miles south of Cromer, remained closed on Tuesday following the incident, the National Trust said.
The hall, which started to be built in Tudor times and was completed centuries later, was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969.
In 2007, an 11-year-old boy died when a branch fell on him during a school trip to the stately home.
Daniel Mullinger, from Colchester, Essex, died when the 70ft timber crashed down from a 180-year-old beech tree in the Great Wood at Felbrigg.
A Health and Safety Executive spokesperson said: “We are aware of this incident and making enquiries alongside the police.”
