Australian bull rider severely injured at college rodeo
CASPER, Wyo. — A bull rider from Australia suffered life-threatening injuries when a bull threw him and stepped on his chest at the College National Finals Rodeo in Wyoming, his coach said Friday.
Bradie Gray, a junior from Hallsville, Australia, was in critical condition Friday but improving, according to a spokeswoman at Wyoming Medical Center.
Gray suffered broken ribs, a bruised aorta and collapsed lungs Thursday night at the Casper Events Center, Odesa College coach C.J. Aragon told the Casper Star-Tribune (bit.ly/2sH0e5A).
Gray had no pulse when he arrived at the Wyoming Medical Center where he was placed in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator, Aragon said.