Rodeo bull jumps fence at Oregon arena, injuring three before capture

SISTERS, Hours. (AP) — A rodeo bull jumped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, injuring at least three people before fighters caught up with him, they said the officials.

The crowd at the 84th Sisters Rodeo in the Sisters City sang along to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” Saturday night, most with flashlights on, as the bull ran around the arena before what he was going to be the last bull. night walk, when the bull jumped the fence, according to video shot by a fan.

Other videos posted online showed the bull running through a concession area, knocking over a trash can and sending people scrambling. The bull lifted a person off the ground, spun them upside down and threw them off their horns before the person hit the ground.

The Sisters Rodeo Association issued a statement Sunday saying three people were injured “as a direct result of the bull, two of whom were transported to a local hospital,” KTVZ-TV reported. put her in a pen, the association said.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sergeant Joshua Spano said several ambulances were called to the scene. Deputies transported a patient with non-life-threatening injuries to a hospital, and a deputy also suffered minor injuries when he responded to the bull’s escape, said Lt. Jayson Janes for KTVZ on Sunday.

Danielle Smithers was among the rodeo fans with her cell phone flashlight on as the bull called the Party Bus moved around the ring with two riders on horseback as the crowd sang and swayed to the music.

“And after about 30 seconds I stopped and looked at it and thought to myself, ‘It’s just too beautiful not to have a video,'” Smithers said. She turned off her flashlight and “started recording the bull, just following him, doing his loop, and as he started coming around the second loop in my video, he goes right over the fence, a she said.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said Saturday’s incident is a reminder that “while rodeo is an extremely entertaining sport, on very rare occasions it can also present some risk.”

“The PRCA sends our thoughts and best wishes to those who have been injured or otherwise affected by this frightening and very rare incident,” the association said.

Officials at Sisters Rodeo could not be reached to ask if an investigation is planned.

Sunday’s final rodeo performance went as scheduled.

Sisters is approximately 39 kilometers northwest of Bend, Oregon.

The Associated Press