Mother who 'loved being outside' is trampled to death by a herd of cows trends now
A 'fiercely independent' mother was found dead in a field after being trampled by a herd of cows while on holiday with her dog.
Kathy McKellar, 74, had been staying in a holiday cottage near Grindleton in Lancashire last September with her beloved cockapoo Archie.
On the afternoon of September 25, 2022 the pair went out for a walk and made their way towards Pine Wood through a series of fields farmed by David Towler.
Ms McKellar was found dead the next morning in a field being grazed by 25 Limousin cows with calves and a bull.
John Turner, the owner of the holiday cottage, had com across cockapoo Archie, who had made his way back to the cottage.
Mr Turner was unable to find Ms McKellar and called 999 before going out to look for her.
Kathy McKellar had been staying in a holiday cottage near Grindleton in Lancashire with her beloved dog, Archie, who was found alone by holiday home owner John Turner
The mother was trampled to death by cows in a field near her holiday cottage in Lancashire. In 2021, five people died after being attacked by cows
The following morning Mr Towler was checking his cattle when he found Ms McKellar's body in the field.
She was lying down with her arm under a wire fence at the other end of the field from where a public footpath passes through it.
Ms McKellar was pronounced dead at the scene with detectives noting she had several injuries consistent with being trampled by cattle.
A post mortem CT scan revealed she died from traumatic chest injuries including fractured vertebrae and ribs.
Speaking at an inquest held on February 6 at Accrington Town Hall, Ms McKellar's son Andy described his mother as a 'fiercely independent' woman who loved tennis, walking and baking.
'She would go on this sort of holiday regularly, she did everything for herself, and she brought up my brother and I pretty much on her own,' Andy said.
'She loved being outside and walking the dog; it was their happy place. Mum grew up in Clitheroe, that's where her family is from, but she moved to Macclesfield when she had me.
'We lost my Nan two years ago from old age so
