71-Year-Old Man D£es After Bull Att£ck at Spain Carnival of the Bull Festival

A 71-year-old man has d!ed after being attacked by a bull during the Carnival of the Bull bullfighting festival in Spain.

Officials in Ciudad Rodrigo, located near Salamanca, confirmed that the victim, identified as Eustaquio Martín, d!ed on February 14.

Before his death, Martín was known as a popular and active member of the local bullfighting community and regularly worked at the festival each year.

Reports revealed that the tragic incident occurred during the first bullfighting event of the festival when a bull charged at him. During the attack, the bull pierced the upper part of his ribcage, leading to severe internal injuries.

Dr. Enrique Crespo later confirmed the extent of the injuries, describing the bleeding as uncontrollable.

He said:

“The wound, in the center of his chest, left his heart partially destroyed and half a lung damaged.”

Despite being rushed to a local hospital, Martín sadly d!ed from his injuries.

Following the incident, the Mayor of Ciudad Rodrigo, Marcos Iglesias Caridad, confirmed the death in a Facebook post.

Writing on Facebook he said:

“As you know from the media, sadly sadly a countryman of ours, very dear, has di£d in the night capea. We send a hug to his family and friends and are with them in their grief. At 11 o’clock, just before the Toro del Antruejo, we will keep in the area of the Pinos a minute of silence. R.I.P.”

Photos shared by the mayor showed residents gathered in the town square, observing a minute of silence in honour of the late Martín.

This tragedy marks the first death at the Carnival of the Bull festival in 40 years. The last fatal incident occurred in 1986, when Miguel Ángel Garzón died during a bullfighting event.

The festival’s official Facebook page also released a statement expressing shock and sadness over the incident.

They wrote: “It’s one of the things we would have NEVER liked to see or live. We are shocked. It’s something we knew was happening in the libraries. 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.”**