Chaos erupted when a 35-year-old man, also known as a bullfighter, was gored to death by a raging, massive bull after he taunted it during the bullfighting festival in Colombia on Saturday. The victim is identified as Yovanis Márquez, who participated in the festival alongside several others. The festival is called 'corraleja' and is said to be a traditional event in Colombia. The disturbing visuals were captured on camera.
The viral visuals show a packed bullring with participants ready to challenge the raging bull. One of them was Márquez, who got a bit more excited and stormed towards the bull. He stared it in the eyes and taunted it. The man also
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The video was shared on X by @MariaBarre74. The user wrote, "From human stupidity, deliver us, Lord. A young man died after being gored by a bull at the corralejas in Fundación, Magdalena, Colombia. Yovanny Romo, known as “El Bala,” tried to dodge the animal during the third day of the festivities, but his jump was not enough, and he received a severe neck wound that caused his death minutes later."
Fun Adventure Turned Deadly
In the video, Márquez can be seen running and trying to execute a somersault when the bull took a step forward and struck him with one of its horns. The raging bull went after Márquez as he lay on the ground, driving a horn into him and flipping him over.
Injured Márquez stood up on his own and ran away as bystanders tried to assist him. Márquez was rushed to an area hospital, but he arrived without vital signs and was pronounced dead on arrival.
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