Man’s death helping cow give birth to calf shows stresses of farming, coroner says

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John Harrington collapsed and died in a field adjacent to his home due to heart disease

The death of a 66-year-old Co Mayo man who died while helping a cow give birth to a calf highlights the strenuous nature of farming especially for those with medical conditions, a coroner said on Monday.

Mr Harrington, who was single, collapsed and died in a field adjacent to his home while pulling a calf, using a calving jack, and collapsed. He added that Mr Harrington had been involved in a strenuous task, pulling a calf with the aid of a calving jack.

 

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