PBR Rodeo goers to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah were stunned into silence on Saturday night after 20-year-old Clay Guiton was bucked off a bull and ended up fighting for his life.
Fans Stunned Into Silence
What started as a ground shaking, fans screaming Saturday night ended in tragedy after the No. 2 cowboy in the world stepped up to ride Lieutenant Dan in Round 2. With the night nearing an end, there were just two rides to go until the championship round.
What started as shouts of encouragement as the cowboy loaded into the chute, turned into stunned silence. Right off the bat, Guiton was unseated from the bull in a violent charge, but what fans didn’t see at first was when he hit the ground, landing on his neck, the cowboy was knocked unconscious almost immediately.
That wasn’t the worst of it. Bull fighters couldn’t reach him before things took a turn for the worst. After he hit the ground, he was repeatedly stepped on, taking hits to the shoulder, stomach and what looked like his chest. Despite screams from fans, Lieutenant Dan didn’t slow down…