Seth Saulteaux was competing at the four\u002Dday Mini Thni Rodeo when he was struck by a bull\u0027s horn and later collapsed after leaving ring.
The Ermineskin Cree Nation of Maskwacis identified him as Seth Saulteaux, 19, in sharing condolences and photos from family members and his friends on its Facebook page.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
Homer Holloway, a member of the Nation’s Canada Day Rodeo committee, said the rider was struck in the back of the head by the bull’s horn after he was thrown. “He had a helmet on. The helmet didn’t even crack or anything, but the bull rider was helped up and he walked out of the arena, went behind the bucket chutes and that’s where he collapsed,” said Holloway.
On-site paramedics treated the man before he was transported via ground ambulance to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.“It just happened really fast and it was unexpected,” said Holloway. “It’s tragic,”Another relative wrote, “Our cowboy rode his last bull straight to heaven yesterday. Our boy left this world doing what he loved and always said if I die riding bulls always remember that’s the best way to leave this earth for a cowboy like me.
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