“It threw me up in the air and I landed with a thud” – Everest hiker gored by Yak

Black yak standing on the track in the himalayan mountains, Nepal.

A British hiker who was on a charity trek to Everest’s base camp has managed to complete her mission after being attacked by a Yak and suffering a severe leg injury. Emma Keen had been preparing for the 14-day trek for over a year, which she was doing in support of Kidney Wales, when the incident occurred.

According to a report in Wales Online, Keen was on day four of the 80-mile trek when she stopped in the village of Tengboche and was showing her brother the Yak via FaceTime.