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During a bullfighting competition in Colombia, 35-year-old Yovanis Marquez was fatally gored by a bull after taunting it.
He was seen attempting to leap over the bull however didn’t clear the bounce and obtained attacked a number of instances.(X/@PlataformaALTO)
35-year-old Yovanis Marquez was taking part in Saturday’s bullfighting competition within the small Colombian city of Fundacion when he was killed, with video capturing the second the bull’s horns despatched him flying into the air.
In the “corraleja” or bullfighting competition, he was seen attempting to leap over the bull however didn’t clear the bounce and obtained attacked a number of instances by the bull as spectators screamed. He was helped to his ft and led to security by onlookers, however he later died from his accidents, native media mentioned.
“He stood up as if he was wonderful, however the blood was flowing. It was only some seconds earlier than he fell to the bottom,” one eyewitness instructed media outlet El Tiempo. After being rushed to a close-by hospital, he was declared lifeless on arrival.
“The man handed away yesterday after being gored by an injured bull, in an act of self-defence, through the ‘festivities’ of the municipality,” mentioned Colombian animal rights group Plataforma ALTO, which shared video of the assault on social media.
Corralejas, a long-standing custom in components of Colombia, options bullfighters participating in daring challenges earlier than giant crowds.
In latest years, nevertheless, these occasions have confronted rising criticism, with many viewing them as outdated spectacles that contain animal cruelty and endanger human lives.
Although Colombia’s parliament handed a legislation banning bullfighting final 12 months, the measure is not going to be absolutely carried out till 2027.
