Colombia Reports

12-year-old bullfighter Michelito Lagravere is out of danger after being gored twice by a bull during a match at the Plaza de Toros in Cali on Sunday.

El Espectador reported that the young bullfighter was gored and trampled in the first moments of his performance. The child then returned and was gored again by a 350 pound bull.

The child's father, who is also a bullfighter, intervened and the boy was treated by medics on the scene at the plaza.

"Thank God he is out of danger. He is hurt, but nothing serious. He had a bad afternoon, but he wants to keep going," the child's mother said.

The injured boy says that he hopes to go back to the ring.

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Comments (8)

crispancho said:

	... Wow how evolved & civilized of a country is Colombia by letting 12 year olds kill bulls.
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February 01, 2010
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ill said:

	... i'd have enjoyed this story much more if the bull had killed the boy and his father
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February 01, 2010
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Adriaan said:

	... Oh come on, the kid's 12 :-)
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February 01, 2010
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Tafoo said:

	... Good one for the bull !! Kill this barbariians;.
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February 02, 2010
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Ryan said:

	... the child is not from Colombia but from Mexico
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February 02, 2010
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budd said:

	... Wow how evolved & civilized of a country is Colombia by letting 12 year olds kill bulls. Yessss, it is much better to let some high school dropout kill the animals in a slaughter-house and have them served to us sitting on our fat butts in MacDonalds. God forbid we should get our hands dirty.
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February 02, 2010
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R. Gonzalez said:

	... Hard to feel sorry for the little bastard.
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February 02, 2010
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Mo said:

	... Bull Gores 12-Year-Old Child In Columbia....... IT'S SPELLED COLOMBIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe reporters STILL get this wrong.
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February 02, 2010
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