A TEENAGE girl has died
of chest injuries after being
stood on by her horse.
Elizabeth Colton, 13, was
tending to the animal on
Friday when she fell to the
ground.
Police said the horse is
then believed to have stood
on the girl while she was
on the fl oor.
She was airlifted to the
Royal Lancaster Infi rmary
but died later that day.
There are not thought to
be any suspicious
circumstances and the
coroner has been informed.
Her parents were too
distraught to speak.
The horse was kept at a
stable near the family
home in Garsdale,
Cumbria, and it is
understood the incident
happened in a paddock.
A Cumbria police
spokesman said: “It
appears that the young girl
was tending the horse in
its paddock when she lost
control of it and it is
understood to have stood
on her after she fell to the
ground.
“She suffered severe
chest injuries.”