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Spanish bullfighter Víctor Barrio is gored to death in the ring in front of stunned crowd
- Published_at:2016-07-09
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- description: Horror as top Spanish matador, 29, is gored to death by an 87st bull live on TV after it pinned him to the ground with its horns as he becomes the first bullfighter to be killed in over 20 years Award-winning matador Víctor Barrio, 29 was gored to death in the ring The bullfighter was pinned to the ground in Teruel, Eastern Spain He was rushed to hospital but doctors could do nothing to save him A professional matador had not died in the ring in Spain this century Barrio met his match at the hands of the Maños bull, named Lorenzo Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy led the tributes to the bullfighter Shocking photos show another matador being gored in Pamplona Nearby in the small village of Pedreguera another man was gored to death Víctor Barrio, 29, has been gored to death in the ring live in front of hundreds of spectators An award-winning bullfighter has been gored to death live in front of hundreds of terrified spectators - the first matador fatality in Spain since the turn of the century. Segovia bullfighter Víctor Barrio, 29, suffered a mortal blow during his performance screened on television, in the town of Teruel in Aragon, Eastern Spain. The performer was rushed to hospital unconscious but doctors could not do 'anything' to resuscitate him and save his life. He rolled to the ground in a painful somersault after the 87 stone beast caught him while he tried to deflect it with 'muletazo' manoeuvre, reports La Razon.es. In a tragedy that rocked the bullfighting world this Saturday, the third bull of the day snagged him in the side, rammed him to the ground and gored him the chest. The Los Maños bred bull, named Lorenzo, had reportedly been struggling but caught the showman off guard as the torero waved his crutch. The matador met his match at the annual festival named Feria del Ángel, reports El Mundo. The horrific goring was shown live on TV, and viewers have uploaded footage of the scene on social media. After going into cardiac arrest in the hospital there was no hope for Barrio, who died of a fatal goring with a perforation of the lung and thoracic aorta. In his final tweet on July 4, Barrio posted a picture of him in training, writing: 'With the mind set on Teruel.' During bullfights the matador takes the lead role in killing the animal, usually clad in the opulent red and gold 'traje de luces' (suit of lights). Revelers run with Jose Escolar Gil's fighting bulls as they head towards Estafeta street during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 9, 2016. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) Spanish man, 29, dies after being gored in the chest during... The performer was rushed to hospital unconscious but doctors were unable to save his life Although deaths from Spain's famous bull runs are relatively common, with up to around 10 deaths recorded each year, worldwide the last matador death was in 1987. In that incident Columbia's Jose Eslava Caceres was trapped against the boards before his lungs were pierced by the bull's horns. The last matador deaths in Spain were Francisco Rivera Paquirri in Córdoba, 1984, and Jose Cubero Yiyo in Madrid, 1985, reports Cultura. Two bandilleros, Manolo Montoliú and Ramon Soto Vargas, who plant little flags with barbed points in the top of the bull’s shoulders, were also killed in the ring in 1992. In his final tweet on July 4, Barrio posted a picture of him in training, writing: 'With the mind set on Teruel' He had a string of other awards after joining the sport relatively late after working on a golf course. The showman made the decision to become a bullfighter at the age of 20. He once said: 'I had always felt a great admiration for bullfighters and the festival, but I was ashamed to say I wanted to be a bullfighter and a hero, as I saw them.' The team behind the Las Ventas bull ring in Madrid, where Barrio began as an apprentice, wrote on their Twitter feed that they were 'distressed an very moved' by the death. Barrio was an award winning matador, but also a relative newcomer to the sport having previously worked on a golf course. Pictured left from 2015. Right picture shows the fight the claimed his life While the matador nearly always survives during shows, the bull dies practically every time expect after exceptional performances where the animal's life is spared. After the tragedy the festival was suspended. Víctor Barrio trended worldwide on Saturday night as news of the shock death poured in.
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