Overview
- A walker in his 70s was trampled and died on the parkland of Felbrigg Hall after emergency services were called at about 11.45am on Monday, July 13, despite paramedics’ efforts.
- Norfolk Police said the victim’s next of kin have been informed and officers are investigating the incident together with the Health and Safety Executive.
- The National Trust initially closed the estate after the death and two days later the grounds reopened to visitors with cattle still grazing in unfenced parkland and warning signs in place.
- Felbrigg Hall is a 17th-century National Trust estate with extensive public walks through 520 acres of woods and pasture, and the site was the scene of a separate fatal accident in 2007 when a tree branch killed an 11-year-old boy.
- The HSE notes that cattle cause around four to five deaths a year in Britain and the current inquiry may lead to reviews of public access, livestock management, and on-site safety signage on National Trust land.