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Attacked by Cattle, Hillwalker Thanks Rescuers After Trauma

12/23/2025

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Mary-Jane Parker, a 61-year-old hillwalker from Peebles, was injured in August after an attack by cattle in the Highlands while attempting Munros.
She sustained 10 broken ribs, a broken sternum, and major leg trauma.
After activating her emergency tracking device, she lay for 45 minutes before fellow hillwalkers located her.
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) airlifted Parker to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for surgeries, and she expressed gratitude for the care.

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Story summary

Mary-Jane Parker, a 61-year-old hillwalker from Peebles, was injured in August after an attack by cattle in the Highlands while attempting Munros.
She sustained 10 broken ribs, a broken sternum, and major leg trauma.
After activating her emergency tracking device, she lay for 45 minutes before fellow hillwalkers located her.
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) airlifted Parker to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for surgeries, and she expressed gratitude for the care.