Posted on 09/01/2015 1:14:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A man in his 60s died on Sunday after being gored in a bull run in Spain, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this year, the deadliest in 15 years.
A man in his 60s died on Sunday after being gored in a bull run in Spain, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this year, the deadliest in 15 years.
The man who was visiting from the Basque town of Errenteria died on the spot when he was charged in the chest by a bull at the start of the run in the central town of Cuéllar.
As usual someone captured the footage of the fatal goring and posted it on YouTube.
The horrific footage shows the man being charged by the bull and dragged several meters. He was already dead by the time emergency medical staff reached him.
"The descent was rapid and dangerous," the organisers of the run said. "One of the bulls gored a person who was on the urban side of the run," which then goes on to the countryside.
The run at Cuéllar, a town with a population of 10,000 north of Madrid, is one of the oldest in Spain and dates back to the 13th century.
Most bull runs are held in August and September when towns hold festivals in honour of patron saints.
Nearly 16,000 town festivals will include bull events this year, nearly 2,000 more than last year, according to culture ministry figures
“Hold muh sangria!”
That’s funny right thar I tell ya.
Here, hold my sangria and watch this!
Dang beat me to it.
ehe only good cow. is a grilled cow!
Bulls - Cleaning up the Gene Pool for Centuries.
I sure hope this isn’t an omen. (Go Hawks!)
Hooray for the bulls.
Never ever on muh bucket list
DEMAND background checks for bullhorns.
Hope ya had a wonderful vacation!
Very funny!
Kewel. ...what a way to go too...
On my bucket list...
Does my heart good. I love to see those Aholes get the horn. Especially the matadors. Maybe if enough of these sadists die they will stop the “sport” what sport?
If only there were something we could do to prevent this sort of thing /sarc
I think the bulls are actually running to the slaughterhouse so winning only in the short term.
Aggies! (Seahawks stole it)
I always root for the bull. He didn’t choose to be there, to be tormented with barbs stuck into his neck muscles, to be taunted and teased and then maneuvered into a killing position. Bullfighting is a totally disgusting sport, fit only for cretins. I don’t care how many “famous” people were bullfighting fans, it is an activity channeling one’s inner cretin and lowlife.
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