A rising star within the bull driving group was stomped to dying at a Texas occasion Thursday.
Dylan Grant, 24, was within the second spherical on the Wharton County Youth Honest Xtreme Bulls present when he was bucked off a bull named Commander, in line with the Skilled Rodeo Cowboys Affiliation (PRCA).
Commander then “stepped on” Grant, delivering mortal accidents. It isn’t instantly recognized how a lot Commander weighs, however some bulls can attain 2,000 kilos.
Grant, of Wyoming, was rushed into an ambulance after which airlifted to a Houston hospital, the place he succumbed to his accidents.
“Our rodeo household misplaced a gifted younger cowboy final evening,” Kendra Santos, of the No Spin Rodeo podcast, mourned on Fb.
“There aren’t any worthy phrases of sympathy at a time of such profound shock and unhappiness.”
Grant was a rising star within the skilled rodeo group, incomes $3,760 in winnings thus far this season and a profession earnings of $15,710.
Whereas a scholar on the College of Wyoming, the place he graduated in 2023, Grant was awarded the bull driving title on the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo.
He had been bull driving since 2018.
The tragedy comes lower than two weeks after one other younger bull rider was practically killed in an incident — rider Tyler Kippes took a horn to the chest whereas competing in Rodeo Austin, however survived after emergency open coronary heart surgical procedure.
Bull rider Peter De Luna was killed final 12 months when he was additionally trampled to dying throughout a contest in Bandera, Texas.
The 22-year-old had solely been driving for a few 12 months.
It isn’t clear what is going to occur to Commander — who had a powerful 100% “buck off” price knocking cowboys off his again the previous two seasons, although is just not unusual for rodeo bulls to stay in circuit, even after killing their cowboys.
“This was a really unlucky incident. The PRCA has procedures to evaluate all incidents to make sure security for our contestants and animals. The evaluate might finish in monetary fines or expulsion from future competitors if crucial,” the PRCA instructed The Put up.
