PAMPLONA, Spain – A charging bull gored a young Spanish man to death Friday at Pamplona's San Fermin festival, the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly dangerous and chaotic chapter of the running of the bulls.
Pamplona officials identified the man as Daniel Jimeno Romero, 27, from Alcala de Henares, outside Madrid. He was on vacation with his parents and girlfriend, who identified him.
The San Fermin festival Web site said Jimeno Romero was gored in the neck and lung during a run in which a rogue bull named Capuchino separated from the pack, which is among the worst things that can happen at Spain's most popular fiesta.
Isolated bulls are more likely to get disoriented and start charging at people.
Photographs showed Jimeno Romero lying on a stretcher moments after the goring, his face and neck stained with blood and his eyes only half-open. An emergency medical worker was leaning over him, applying what appeared to be gauze to his neck wound.
Amateur video broadcast by Spanish TV station Cuatro showed Jimeno Romero trotting backwards, facing the oncoming bull, when he trips over other runners and goes down. The Spaniard then tries to squeeze feet-first under a wooden fence serving as a protective barrier, when the bull comes up and gores him in the neck with its right horn. Jimeno Romero instantly bled profusely, lying face up as medics tried to save him.
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8 comments:
I think I also lost an intern there ;) Good headline!! Probably very few people even knew this festival was going on until they will inevitably hear the headline about a fatality.
Yes, it is inevitable that there would be fatalities and injuries during an event such as this. What a stupid thing running with the bulls is! If I'm going to put my life in jeopardy, it would certainly be for just cause and not for something as senseless as this.
Actually GD, you might be surprised..i don't have stats right at my fingertips, but I joked about this recently only because given the dangerous climate; I am not sure anybody has been killed there in at least 10- maybe 20 years...I just wish I could forecast lottery numbers!!
I always vote for the bulls on this one
Stupid is as Stupid does
Mess with the Bull & you get the Horns, know what I mean...
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I always thought this was so crazy.
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