ONE of Spain’s top bullfighters has been left seriously injured after being gored in the behind.
Jose Antonio Morante Camacho suffered the horror injury after he collided with the raging animal at an event in Seville on Sunday.
Jose Antonio Morante Camacho was performing in Seville as part of April celebrations
The bull charged him, catching him at hip level and driving its horn into his behind
Camacho was quickly carried from the bullring by other matadors
Dubbed the “king of the bullfighters”, Camacho sustained a “very serious” injury when the bull’s horn perforated his rectum.
The 46-year-old was competing with the fourth bull of the afternoon at La Maestranza bullring as part of popular April celebrations.
According to reports, Camacho was trying to control the bull which had positioned itself in a notoriously treacherous spot in the arena.
Camacho attempted a daring manoeuvre but failed to raise his arms in time, leaving him exposed.
The bull charged at him, catching him at hip level and driving its horn into his behind.
Camacho instantly dropped to the floor as he reached back in agony.
Moments later, he was carried out of the ring by fellow bullfighters.
Camacho was then rushed to a nearby hospital and placed under general anaesthetic for an emergency two-hour surgery.
Doctors confirmed he had suffered a devastating internal injury, with the bull’s horn affecting a highly sensitive area.
The medical report said: “It is a bull horn wound on the posterior anal margin with a trajectory of about 10cm, partially damaging the anal sphincter muscles with a perforation of the posterior wall of the rectum of 1.5cm”
“The intervention consisted of washing the wound, repairing the rectal wall and the sphincter apparatus, leaving a suction drain in the postanal and retrorectal space,” the report added.
Camacho now remains under close observation while his condition has been described as “very serious”.
This is not the first time tragedy has struck one of Spain‘s leading matadors.
Earlier this month, a retired bullfighter was gored to death as he prepared for a sold-out show.
Ricardo Ortiz, 51, was attacked as he helped handle several raging beasts inside their enclosures.
Ortiz was working alongside other matadors ahead of the Corrida Picassiana event held at La Malagueta in Málaga.
Lances de Futuro, the company organising the bullfight, said: “One of the bulls gave [Ortiz] a severe goring that caused his death.
“We want to convey our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased, a much-loved and respected person in the bullfighting world.”
Ricardo was born in Malaga in 1974 and came from a family of successful bullfighters in Spain.
