Rodeo cowboy killed by bull in New Year’s Eve tragedy at Warwick Showground, Queensland
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Cowboy, 25, dies after being thrown from a bull and gored in the chest in New Year’s Eve rodeo tragedy
- Tragedy rocks Warwick Show and Rodeo Society at their New Year’s Eve event
- 25-year-old cowboy dies after being thrown from a bull and gored in the chest
- Event organizers have announced plans to support the cowboy’s grieving family.
A popular New Year’s Eve rodeo ended in tragedy after a young cowboy was killed when he was struck by a bull in front of horrified onlookers.
The 25-year-old cowboy, from New South Wales, was competing in the annual Warwick Show and Rodeo Society event in regional South East Queensland shortly after 8pm on Saturday night when he was thrown from the bull and gored. on the chest.
He suffered serious chest injuries and was rushed to Warwick Hospital where he later died.
The young rider had been competing in the novice bull when tragedy struck in front of hundreds of families.
Images and photos posted online show shocked crowds watching as paramedics treat the injured cyclist behind a white shield before loading him into an ambulance.
The annual Warwick Show and Rodeo Society has been rocked by the death of a competitor at its New Year’s Eve event, pictured is another rider competing
The tragedy was witnessed by hundreds of rodeo spectators in the crowd (pictured)
Devastated event organizers announced plans to support the cowboy’s grieving family at Sunday’s event.
The Warwick Show and Rodeo Society expressed its deepest condolences to the man’s family and friends.
“In an effort to support the family, the Warwick Show and Rodeo Society will be ‘Passing the Hat’ today at our National Rodeo Association Junior Rodeo to help in any way we can financially help the family with funeral arrangements, and wherever. possible, any long-term care for the family’, the organizers published.
“Please understand that this is a very difficult time for the family, the Society, the National Rodeo Association and fellow competitors, so we request that the family’s privacy be maintained at this difficult time.”
Several ambulance crews were called to the fairgrounds to treat the badly injured cyclist.
The New Year’s Eve event is one of the biggest of the year for the Warwick Show and Rodeo Society.
The family fireworks were scheduled for 8:30pm but were delayed due to the ‘serious incident in the arena’.
“The fact that people are more concerned about what time the fireworks were going to start than someone’s life is truly disgusting,” one person commented on the organizer’s post.
A second fireworks display was held at midnight to celebrate 2023.
The family fireworks were delayed by the ‘serious incident’ in the main arena