Northeast Iowa farmer dies after attack by bull
July 29th, 2019 by Ric Hanson
HARPERS FERRY, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa farmer has died after being attacked by a bull. Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick says someone called authorities Sunday to report the attack at a farm pasture northwest of Harpers Ferry.
First responders found the body of 59-year-old John Francis Conway in a wooded pasture area. Deputies determined a bull had attacked him Saturday night.
Deputies killed the bull because of its aggressive behavior.