Diego Page (16) was killed after being charged in the bullring at the Plaza Tel Toros, in the city of Huesca, Spain. The teenager who moved to Spain with his Irish father and Spanish mother died on Wednesday at a local hospital.
Page suffered chest injuries having been rammed into the fence surround the bullring by the bull, reported the Irish Times. He was celebrating the local festival of San Lorenzo.
As part of the festivities partygoers dodge young bulls, which are let loose in the ring every morning, one at a time, for ten minutes. It seems that Page was taken unawares by the bull and although Red Cross workers rushed to his aid he suffered internal injuries and later died.
The mayor of Huesca, Ana Alos Lopez, declared an official two days of mourning with flags cast at half mast throughout the city.
The Irish Sun reports that in a statement Lopez extended her sympathies to the family. She said “I’d like to express my condolences on behalf of all of us at Huesca Town Hall to the friends and family of the youngster who died on Wednesday morning after being charged by a young bull in a municipal bullring.
“We feel very sad about what has happened and we share the pain they feel.”
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said it had not received any request for consular assistance from the family.
Page and his family had moved to Spain in 2004 with his father Tony, mother Mariana and two brothers Jake (21) and Pablo (18).
The family business, a restaurant in Bolea, was closed as the family made funeral arrangements. Several family members from Ireland the United States are expected to travel to Spain for the funeral.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.IrelandNorth | Aug 20, 2012, 07:06 AM EDT
Did a stretch of the Camino de Santiago with fellow Irish spiritual (rather than religious) pilgrims in 2010. Ordering vegetarian meals proved virtually impossible, Spain being an unapologetically carniverous country. They just don't get the veggie vibe there. Just not in their vocabulary, (or constabulary(?) for that matter!) Don't pretent to understanad this overspill of adolescent testerone, a la Panmplona bull run etc. Perhaps a Guardia Civil forced march of the full 800km Camino de Santiago from Saint Jean Pied du Port in the French Pyriennese to Finesterre north of Portugal would sublimate such quasi libido. And did not at least one Spainish state outlaw Bull fightning. Perhaps bull runs are a more bovine friendly substitue. Either way, condolences to his family!
cillowen | Aug 19, 2012, 06:54 PM EDT
stupidity knows no bounds
cillowen | Aug 19, 2012, 06:54 PM EDT
one way to cull the flock - stupidity knows no bounds.
aloistmartin | Aug 18, 2012, 06:51 PM EDT
Cheating Death is Childish ~
WoundedKnee | Aug 18, 2012, 03:34 PM EDT
"dangerous annual bullring ..."??? Dangerous for the bulls, that's for sure.
WoundedKnee | Aug 18, 2012, 01:04 PM EDT
I love Spain, but I have to admit that the Spanish have a terrible record in cases of animal cruelty. Come to think of it, so do the Irish.