Alex Trelinski
A BRITISH expat is recovering in hospital after being gored in the leg during a bull run in Pedreguer.
The 47-year-old man was injured on Thursday afternoon during the event organised by the Passio pels Bous bullfighting association.
The first bull in the pack charged him and he ended up thrown against a protective barrier.
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Event organisers and bullfighting association members quickly rescued the British resident and took him to a nearby Cruz Roja station.
A doctor confirmed an injury to the back of a leg and also that he had sustained a strong trauma to his nasal area.
He was taken to Denia Hospital where a CT scan was performed.
It confirmed that the leg wound was clean and no internal injuries had been sustained.
The British man is progressing well in hospital and is said to be a regular attendee of bull run events in the Marina Alta region.
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I hope that the injured people are lucky enough to survive, which is more than the unfortunate bulls will, but that they pay the full cost of the ambulance service, staff and all medical services. They do, after all, ask for their injuries, and even death. My wife has been waiting for an appointment with a traumatologist for almost eight months, and these types of injuries will only add to the waiting times for patients. In any case, how can the deliberate causing of fear, pain and death be justified?
Excellent report! Classes on what not to do during the running of the bulls should be offered to foreigners!