The runner who died after the running of the bulls today in Pamplona suffered a horn wound to his neck above the left clavicle, severing his aorta and puncturing his lung.

Daniel Jimeno Romero was pronounced dead at 8:45 this morning in Pamplona's Hospital de Navarra.  Romero was 27 years old, from Alcala de Henares (just outside Madrid).  He had run at the festival of San Fermin in previous years, as had his father, who is from Pamplona.

Romero is the 15th person to die from a bull goring in Pamplona in recorded history of the annual event.  Romero was one of four youths wounded by a bull at today's run, which featured six bulls from the ranch of Jandilla (Badajoz).  Six other youths were transported to the hospital this morning for treatment of various injuries incurred during the crowded run.

A reddish-brown bull named "Cappuccino" began the run relatively fast and hit at least two people at the beginning uphill section of the course (Cuesta de Santo Domingo).  At the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (town hall) the bull hit three more runners.  From this point the troublesome bull became separated from the herd.  He became disoriented and turned around near the end of the run, which took 4 minutes and 30 seconds to finish at the Plaza de Toros (a very long run, considering the last two runs have lasted just about 2 and a half minutes).

The "pastores" attempted to get the disoriented bull to run in the right direction for nearly two minutes.   Pastores wear dark green and carry long sticks to guide the bulls and keep runners from distracting the animals.

The last person to die as a result of a bull goring in Pamplona was a young man from Chicago, Matthew Peter Tassio.  He died in 1995.

This is the fouth of eight bull runs; there are four more runs ("encierros") to come over the next four days of the festival of San Fermin.

History of the Running of the Bulls

About the Running of the Bulls (encierro)

Who Was San Fermin?

In the Youtube video below, you can see how the bull struck its horn into the young Daniel Jimeno: