How was daniel jimeno romero killed in the running of the bulls in pamplona?
Daniel Jimeno Romero Killed At Pamplona Bull Run, First Goring Death Since ’95 (VIDEOS) A charging bull gored a young Spanish man to death Friday at Pamplona’s San Fermin festival, the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly dangerous and chaotic chapter of the running of the bulls. Pamplona officials identified the man as Daniel Jimeno Romero, 27, from Alcala de Henares, outside Madrid. He was on vacation with his parents and girlfriend, who identified him. Sources: www.huffingtonpost.com/…/daniel-jimeno-romero-kill_n_229281.
For a bull, this one was on the smallish side, at just over a ton. And its name, Capuchino, sounded harmless enough, like coffee with frothy milk. But of the things that can go wrong when hordes of humans sprint with thundering beasts at Spain’s most storied fiesta, the light brown bull did one of the most dangerous on Friday, straying from the pack, spooking and charging at anything that moved. The rogue bull gored a young Spaniard in the neck, the first fatality in nearly 15 years at Pamplona’s running of the bulls. The victim was killed almost instantly as he scurried for cover under a wooden barrier, sliding under it feet-first. Had he dived headfirst, the experienced bull runner and son of a Pamplona native would probably still be alive. At least nine people were injured in the fourth of eight planned runs, illustrating the festival’s extraordinary drawing power and global lure: two were Americans in their 60s, one of whom suffered a blow to the chest, one a Londoner aged 20, and
