{"id":737753,"date":"2026-08-14T12:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/737753\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:40:11","slug":"man-died-at-felbrigg-hall-after-being-trampled-by-cattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/737753\/","title":{"rendered":"Man died at Felbrigg Hall after being ‘trampled’ by cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man injured in the grounds of a National Trust estate died from “severe chest injuries” after being trampled by cattle, an inquest has heard.<\/p>\n

John Orton, 78, a retired telecommunications engineer, died at Felbrigg Hall, near Cromer in Norfolk on 13 July.<\/p>\n

Assistant coroner for Norfolk, Maeve Sykes, opened an inquest into his death at Norfolk Coroner’s Court on Friday and said a post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as “severe chest injuries”.<\/p>\n

A National Trust spokesperson said: “We have been left shocked and deeply saddened by the death of a visitor who was seriously injured while walking at Felbrigg last month.”<\/p>\n

On 13 July, Norfolk Police were called to the estate at about 11:45 BST and said despite efforts to save him<\/a>, Orton died at the scene. <\/p>\n

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