The fearless Rodeo rider of Florida had a close brush of death as the bull he was riding on turned him towards his neck while he sat down from the beast's back.
Zachary Nagel, 24, competed in the Conley Invitational in Palmetto, Florida last week, when the bull's horn stabbed his jugular vein and the blood spurted down at the moment on camera that caught his heart.
The quick-thinking first responder was a prone to riders seeking thrills and put pressure on his neck before being guided to the hospital for surgery. He said he lost more than two gallons of blood in the horrifying February 7 ordeal.
Zachary Nagel had a close brush with Death as the bull he was riding on turned him towards his neck while he sat down from the beast's back. (Zachary Naegele via Storyfull)
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“When it first happened, I really didn't feel that,” Nagel said. Fox 13. “I thought I had broken my jaw until I grabbed my chin, then I saw blood gushing out of my neck and said, 'This isn't good.' ”
Niegel, who had been riding a bull since he was 15, thanked God for saving him in his life.
“If you don't know God, if you're on a bull, you're walking on a very thin line,” Nagel told the outlet.
“Whenever you ask God for another day and thank him every day, it's not a different ball game, but when you ask for another breath, it's a whole new ball game,” Negele said.
The video begins to show that Nagele is preparing to ride in the back shoot as commentators introduce him to the crowd, introducing the bull rope to the crowd, and holding a tight grip on the bull rope, the young rider previously “I blow up leaving Palmetto with a pile of cash. I'll do that in 2025.”
The chute gate then opens and the explosive bull bursts.
Naegele said he lost more than two gallons of blood and was hospitalized after the incident. (Zachary Naegele via Storyfull)
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Naegele skillfully rides the bull for a few seconds as the angry beast spins, twists and kicks. He eventually loses his balance and as he falls off the bull it hurts his neck in the left corner.
Initially, Naegele doesn't appear to be injured when he hit the ground and hit one of the bullfighters.
As he leaves, he can be seen resting his hands on his neck in a state of panic.
Medic then rushed to his aid and offered life-saving treatment.
“Of my 50 years of experience in public safety, this is likely one of the most immediate lifesaving events I've seen in my career,” said Deputy Director Steve Ritzchauer. told FOX 13.
“He had a lot of people cheering him on that night for a number of reasons. A lot of people were in the right place at the right time,” Pollock said.
Nagel grabbed his neck and saw him jumped out of the bull to his left. (Zachary Naegele via Storyfull)
Bull riding is unpredictable and riveted, but packed with dangers for competitors. It is called “the most dangerous eight seconds in sports.” Riders wear protective gear like helmets and body armor, but the neck is exposed, which means that it is exposed.
Naegele described the incident as an “unusual accident” in the Gofundme he created to help with medical expenses. He said he lost more than two gallons of blood and suffered nerve damage.
“I then had plastic surgery on my neck and had surgery to repair the amputated minor carotid artery,” he wrote.
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According to Fox13, he had surgery after arriving at the hospital and then returned to Louisiana a few days later.
He thanked all the medical staff who helped him, saying the experience did not undermine his desire to continue competing in high-risk sports.
“Whenever I ride, I always know that it could be my last, but when you're there, you don't really think about it,” he says. He spoke to 13.
