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Thrillseeker Gored to Death During Bull Run in Spain

Locals took aim at authorities for hosting the bull run in the first place.

A man has died after being gored by a bull at an annual bull-running festival in Spain. Footage of the horrifying incident shows the 57-year-old being run down and charged in the street by the animal—named Mosquetero, or ‘Musketeer’ in English—at around 6:30 P.M. Sunday in Ubrique, a picturesque town in the south-western province of Cadiz. The man, who has not been identified, was confirmed dead later that evening. Town hall officials say they’re declaring a day of mourning to coincide with the day of the town’s patron saint. “We would like to express our sincere condolences and solidarity to the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased,” they said in a statement, calling for “understanding, calm and cooperation” even as some locals took aim at authorities for holding the bull-run in the first place. “‘This would have been a preventable death if our council did not promote these kinds of backward events under the guise of tradition,” one person said. Deaths during bull-running events are not unheard of. An 18-year-old died in August 2022 after being gored by a bull that charged him with its horns on fire during festivities in the town of Soneja on Spain’s east coast.