CASPER, Wyo. (AP) A bull rider from Australia suffered life-threatening injuries at the College National Finals Rodeo.
Odessa College coach C.J. Aragon says Bradie Gray suffered broken ribs, a bruised aorta and collapsed lungs after a bull threw him and stepped on his chest during competition Thursday night at the Casper Events Center.
Aragon tells the Casper Star Tribune (bit.ly/2sH0e5A) that Gray had no pulse when he arrived at the Wyoming Medical Center. Aragon says Gray underwent surgery, was in a medically induced coma and faced another operation Friday.
Gray, a junior at the college in Odessa, Texas, is from Hallsville, Australia.