Tyrolean alpine farmer angry

“Cattle can’t help the irrationality of hikers”

The hikers walk past the curious but peaceful cattle at a distance.(Bild: Christian Forcher)

The cattle of Tyrolean farmer Wolfgang Eberle are said to have attacked and injured hikers on the Heiterwanger Hochalm in the district of Reutte. The "Krone" visited the farmer and his alleged "beasts" directly on site to get a picture.

It was a week of cow attacks in Tyrol: in Sölden, an alpine cow rammed a horn into the leg of a Dutch woman, and on Thursday there were two "cow attack alerts" on the Heiterwanger Hochalm. First, one incident ended mildly for a German hiker (40) and her daughter (10). A little later, the same animals injured a German (65). On Saturday, one person was injured in Hochfilzen.