VALEMOUNT (NEWS1130) – An 18-year-old bull rider has died in Valemount after he was stepped on by a bull after being bucked off at Canoe Mountain Rodeo Friday night.
RCMP Corporal Annie Linteau says around 200 people witnessed the tragedy unfold. “The rider was rendered medical assistance at the scene and transported to a medical facility in Valemount, where unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries.”
The man who died has been identified as Makwala Derickson-Hall from Westbank-Oliver, a member of the Okanagan First Nations.
The coroner is investigating.