A man who was seriously injured on Sunday after being gored several times in the leg during the third and final bullfight of the Villaviciosa de Odón festivities died this Monday in hospital, as reported by the city council on its social networks.
The mayor, Juan Pedro Izquierdo, offered his condolences to the son of the deceased and announced that a minute of silence would be observed in plenary session.
The deceased He lives in Móstoles and is around 65 years old.He was in the talanqueras when he was gored by one of the bulls during a bullfight in which another person, a resident of Villaviciosa, was slightly injured by bruises.
Villaviciosa Civil Protection volunteers have applied emergency measures for the most seriously injured at the same time as the squids using a tourniquet, a fundamental fact so that the doctors can then work.
The runner was then transferred to the hospital in Móstoles with a serious prognosis after being stabilised in the mobile operating room set up next to the bullring, Villaviciosa City Hall said.
60 cm of goring
According to the medical report, the patient had several cuts caused by a bull’s horn about 60 centimeters long on the back of the leg, “causing serious damage“. He also had “complete disinsertion and avulsion” of several calves up to the Achilles heel. But there was no vascular involvement or neurological disease.
The interim surgical team congratulated the Civil Protection volunteers of Villaviciosa “for their quick and effective action.” The City Council also congratulated them and highlighted their level of training and preparation.
