LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Polk County deputies say a 61-year-old Lakeland man who was gored by a bull and crawled to safety is hospitalized and recovering.
Junior Ezar Bessinger was attacked Wednesday and suffered broken bones and gashes covering his upper body.
The Lakeland Ledger (https://bit.ly/1oD7uqV) reports that Bessinger was at the Cattleman’s Livestock Auction and loading two bulls and a cow into a chute that led to a tractor-trailer when one of the bulls turned on him.
The black-and-white bull rammed Bessinger, stomped him and gored him several times with its horns.
Officials said Bessinger managed to crawl out of the pen and call 911 with a broken clavicle and a collapsed lung.
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Information from: The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.), https://www.theledger.com
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