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The rodeo world is mourning one of their own.
Professional bull rider Dylan Grant has died after suffering fatal injuries while competing in the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls event in Wharton, Texas April 3. He was 24.
His father, Wade Grant, said the bull his son was riding bucked him off and then stepped on him.
“He got his neck stepped on,” he told ABC News in an interview released April 4. “He ran out of the arena and straight to the ambulance with these injuries.”
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said in a statement medics had rushed the bull rider into an ambulance and began working to stabilize him, after which he was taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, where he passed away.
“What happened to Dylan last night was very, very, very, very rare,” his dad said. “It was a freak accident.”
Wade said his son was “double tough” and “filled with kindness.”
Dylan is also survived by his mom Tiffany and brother Derek.
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