A man has tragically died after being gored by a bull. The incident happened in Spain in the middle of a bullfighting festival.
Authorities confirmed that 71-year-old Eustaquio Martín died. According to local outlet La Gaceta, a bull gored the man to death during the first day of the local Carnaval del Toro (Carnival of the Bull) festival. Apparently, Martin had been in the bullring when he was charged and pierced by the animal. The wound caused "uncontrollable and catastrophic" bleeding.
"He entered the infirmary in agony and died less than a minute later," a doctor said in Spanish. "The wound, in the center of his chest, left his heart partially destroyed and half a lung damaged."
Bull Goring in Spain
Following the incident, the festival released a statement about the man's death. They wrote, "It's one of the things we would have NEVER liked to see or live."
"Remembering that date in '86 started to result from another era, another way to understand our Carnival. We saw so many [participants] always saved by the formidable medical teams we have. It seemed like this would never happen again," the festival wrote. "This is why the shock is hard to digest. A big hug to the family."
Meanwhile, Ciudad Rodrigo Mayor Marcos Iglesias Caridad also released a statement about the bull goring as well.
"As you know from the media, sadly a countryman of ours, very dear, has died in the night," Caridad said via Facebook. "We send a hug to his family and friends and are with them in their grief."
