Bull Rider, 22, Killed in ‘Freak Accident’ During Competition

Bull Rider, 22, Killed in ‘Freak Accident’ During Competition
Bull rider Amadeu Campos Silva speaks in a locker room in Bangor, Maine, in March 2020. Andre Silva/Courtesy of PBR/Bull Stock Media via AP
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FRESNO, Calif.—A Brazilian bull rider was killed Sunday when his spur got caught in a rope, pulling him under the bull, and the animal stepped on his chest in California, according to the Professional Bull Riders touring group.

Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, was competing at a bull-riding Velocity Tour event at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, said Andrew Giangola, a spokesperson for Professional Bull Riders. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.