Horror moment tourist gored by raging bull in Spain
A shocking video has captured the moment a tourist was repeatedly gored and thrown into the air by a bull in Spain. WARNING: Distressing
WARNING: Distressing
A video shows the horrifying moment a tourist is repeatedly gored by a raging bull after he tried to jump on its back during a bullfight.
The French national, said to be in his 50s, had leapt into the arena in Albacete, Spain, on August 24, where spectators were encouraged to test their bravery against the tortured beast.
But as he approaches the bull from the back, it wheels around and slams him against a barrier with its horns, The Sun reports.
Then as he falls to the ground the one-tonne animal gores and tramples him before tossing him into the air.
As others try to distract it with capes, it keeps attacking the by-now unconscious man, repeatedly hurling him into the air with his horns.
When the man lands face up on the arena floor a gaping horn slash can be seen on his stomach oozing blood.
The onslaught only ends when one man manages to draw the bull away with his cape just as the footage ends.
Spectators pulled the man to safety before he was rushed by ambulance to nearby Hellin Hospital.
He is reportedly in a serious condition.
The vicious goring happened during the Lietor patron saint festivities held between August 23 and 26.
The region is notorious for its links to the bloodsport with a bullfighting school and an arena that can seat 12,000 spectators.
Last month, matador Alejandro Conquero, 28, was gored in the rectum and tossed around by a bull in Spain.
Shocking video captured the moment Alejandro was impaled in the backside by the raging bull as spectators watched from the stands.
The spearing came just weeks after the so-called “Messi of Matadors” was gored by a rampaging 450kg bull in Santiago, Spain.
Footage shows the beast charge at Andrés Roca Rey, 26, before crushing him against the barriers and throwing him in the air.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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