Two Children Injured By Cattle At Fair In North-Eastern Switzerland

2025-10-16 03:38:54

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Three young cattle ran free during a major agricultural and food fair at Olma exhibition centre in St. Gallen on Wednesday. Two children were injured. One of the cattle had to be shot, city police said on Thursday. This content was published on October 16, 2025 - 16:58 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Shortly after 3.00 pm on Wednesday, the police received a report that three small cattle had escaped. They ran through the fairground on Sonnenstrasse and knocked over several people in the process. One bovine stamped on the foot of a two-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy was knocked over and injured on the lips, the police said.

The police then managed to catch one of the cattle together with its owner. The other two animals ran off towards a pasture. One of them was captured there after 6.00 pm.
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