Water buffalo attack leaves one man dead and two people badly injured in Wales
Written by News on 06/05/2020
A 57-year-old man has died and two people have been injured following a water buffalo attack in Wales, police have said.
A 19-year-old man was critically injured and a 22-year-old woman suffered a serious leg injury following the incident in Gwehelog, Monmouthshire.
A statement from Gwent Police said: “We received a report of an incident at a commercial property in Gwehelog, Monmouthshire, at around 2.50pm on Tuesday, after two men and a woman were attacked by a water buffalo.”
The 57-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The teenager was taken by air ambulance to University Hospital of Wales, while the woman was taken to Royal Gwent Hospital.
Her injuries are not thought to be critical.
All those involved were from the Gwehelog area.
The water buffalo has been destroyed.
A neighbour said the herd of water buffalo were a familiar sight and appeared to be quite quiet.
They were often spotted in the fields with the horses and the owners had been seen stroking them.
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