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Six-Hour Response to Escaped Cows in Bavaria Ends With One Animal Dead

Police attribute the death to the animal’s extreme agitation combined with a sedative.

Overview

  • Several cows broke out of a stall in Münchberg, Landkreis Hof, in the early morning, drawing police and firefighters to the scene.
  • An agitated cow struck a car on a county road with no damage reported, prompting a precautionary closure of the roadway.
  • A hunter used tranquilizer darts to immobilize a cow on the road so responders could recapture it.
  • Two other cows were returned to the stall from a nearby meadow, including one that was also sedated and survived.
  • The operation lasted nearly six hours, and authorities reported no human injuries.