Horrifying moment thrill-seeker is killed instantly in failed attempt to somersault over a raging bull during traditional festival
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This is the horrific moment a man was killed instantly during a failed attempt to jump over a raging bull.
Thrill seeker Jhon Mario Puello Caballero ran straight towards the animal’s head to try to fly over it during a traditional event in Bolivar, Colombia on November 12.
But instead he received a hard blow from the bull’s head as it tried to throw him off.
In the clip, several men can be seen provoking the animal with bright red and yellow flags as a large crowd watches.
However, their chants of encouragement quickly turn to cries of horror as Caballero is murdered before their eyes.
A man holding a yellow flag can be seen throwing it aside as he rushes to get out of the dangerous situation.
Other people rush from the side of the ring to drag the Caballero’s body off the court.
Seconds later, they quickly drop him and run out of sight, as the bull appears to turn on them.
Thrill seeker Jhon Mario Puello Caballero ran straight towards the animal’s head to try to fly over it during a traditional event in Bolivar, Columbia on November 12
The man was hit hard by the bull’s head after it tried to throw him away
In the photo: The bullfighter’s body was left in the middle of the field after the horror incident
The victim, also known by the nickname ‘The Shadow’, is later captured and taken away, while other participants continue to fight the bull.
Local press reports that Caballero, who hailed from Mahates, Bolivar and often acted as a flag bearer, died immediately upon impact.
The incident is the latest in a series of horror injuries and deaths that have occurred during bullfights this year.
In Spain, a man was impaled on the horns of a raging bull in September after trying to play hide and seek with it.
The one and a half tonne beast had just been released for a bull running event in Spain when it went through the festival goer.
The bull gored the man’s torso and threw him into the air after he tried to sneak around a pillar and play with it.
He was also trampled by the bull after he slipped while trying to avoid it.
Other festival goers who had taken cover on concrete columns looked on in horror.
You see them desperately waving coats and colorful makeshift matador capes to distract the animal.
A man was impaled on the horns of a raging bull after trying to play hide and seek with it in Spain
The bull gored the man’s torso and threw him into the air after he tried to sneak around a pillar and play with it
The incident took place during an event in Tordesillas, Valladolid, where locals release a single bull to run through the town before driving it out to pasture.
Meanwhile, in Valencia, a 64-year-old man was stabbed in the scrotum during a bull running event in La Vall d’Uixó, northeast of Valencia.
The bull had just been released from its pen when it charged at the man at breakneck speed.
Before the man had a chance to react, the bull picked him up with one of his horns on the other side of a metal fence.
The man was then held in the air for several seconds before the bull dumped him on the ground in front of shocked onlookers.
The victim, identified only as FMN, had entry and exit wounds around his groin area and was taken to hospital for treatment.
A medical team on site and two doctors who were present as spectators provided the man with first aid.