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Horrifying moment thrill-seeker is killed instantly in failed attempt to somersault over a raging bull during traditional festival

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Thrill seeker Jhon Mario Puello Caballero ran straight for the animal's head to try to fly over it at a traditional event in Bolívar, Colombia, on November 12.
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This is the horrifying moment a man dies instantly during a failed attempt to jump over a raging bull.

Thrill seeker Jhon Mario Puello Caballero ran straight for the animal’s head to try to fly over it at a traditional event in Bolívar, Colombia, on November 12.

But instead, he received a strong blow from the head of the bull that was trying to knock him down.

In the video, several men can be seen taunting the animal with bright red and yellow flags while a large crowd watches.

However, their chants of encouragement quickly turn to screams of horror as Caballero dies in front of them.

A man, holding a yellow flag, can be seen tossing it to the side as he runs to get out of the dangerous situation.

Other people come running from one side of the ring to drag the Knight’s body off the field.

Seconds later, they quickly let go and disappear from sight, when the bull appears to turn on them.

Thrill seeker Jhon Mario Puello Caballero ran straight for the animal’s head to try to fly over it at a traditional event in Bolívar, Colombia, on November 12.

The man received a severe blow to the head from the bull after it tried to throw him off.

The man received a severe blow to the head from the bull after it tried to throw him off.

In the photo: The bullfighter's body was abandoned in the middle of the field after the horrific incident.

In the photo: The bullfighter’s body was abandoned in the middle of the field after the horrific incident.

The victim, also known by the nickname “The Shadow”, is picked up again and taken away, while the other participants continue fighting the bull.

The local press reports that Caballero, a native of Mahates, Bolívar and who often acted as a flag bearer, died instantly upon impact.

The incident is the latest in a series of horrific injuries and deaths that have occurred at bullfighting events this year.

In Spain, a man was impaled on the horns of an angry bull after trying to play hide-and-seek with it in September.

The one and a half tonne beast had just been released for a bull run in Spain when it gored the festival goer.

The bull impaled the man’s torso and threw him into the air after he tried to sneak around a pillar and play with him.

He was also trampled by the bull after slipping while trying to avoid it.

Other festival-goers who had sought shelter atop concrete columns watched in horror.

They can be seen desperately waving jackets and colorful makeshift matador capes to try to distract the animal.

A man was impaled on the horns of a brave bull after trying to play hide-and-seek with it in Spain

A man was impaled on the horns of a brave bull after trying to play hide-and-seek with it in Spain

The bull impaled the man's torso and threw him into the air after he tried to sneak around a pillar and play with him.

The bull impaled the man’s torso and threw him into the air after he tried to sneak around a pillar and play with him.

The incident occurred at an event in Tordesillas, Valladolid, where locals release a single bull to run around the town before it is led to a meadow.

Meanwhile, in Valencia, a 64-year-old man was gored in the scrotum during a bull run in La Vall d’Uixó, northeast of Valencia.

The bull had just been freed from its pen when it charged towards the man at breakneck speed.

Before the man had a chance to react, the bull picked him up with one of its horns from the other side of a metal barrier.

The man was then held in the air for several seconds before the bull threw him to the ground in front of shocked onlookers.

The victim, identified only as FMN, suffered entry and exit wounds to the groin area and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

A medical team present at the scene, as well as two doctors who were present as spectators, provided first aid to the man.

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