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Tragic moment matador was gored to death by bull after tripping over his own cape was recorded on camera

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Published 19:10 21 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Tragic moment matador was gored to death by bull after tripping over his own cape was recorded on camera

Veteran matador Ivan Fandiño's vital organs were pierced while being gored by a bull

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Castilla-La Mancha Media

Topics: Animals, Health, Sport, World News

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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The fateful moment a Spanish bullfighter who was gored to death eight years ago was captured on film.

Veteran matador Ivan Fandiño tripped over his own cape in the middle of the bullfighting festival in the southwest of France before meeting his tragic death.

The 36-year-old was taken to hospital after the horrific incident, as he sadly did not survive after sustaining critical injuries.

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His last words were reportedly captured while being carried off hurriedly, as he was heard saying: “Hurry up, I’m dying.”

Fandiño wasn't just gored, the bull's horn managed to pierce a number of vital organs in his torso, including his lungs.

The matador was from the Basque country and had 12 years of experience under his belt, though he was known to deal with bulls that most others would class as too dangerous.

The matador was gored twice (YouTube/Castilla-La Mancha Media)
The matador was gored twice (YouTube/Castilla-La Mancha Media)

He had already taken part in a competition earlier that day, but in this performance, photos had captured the moment his feet got caught in his cloak.

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Footage shows that the matador managed to get the bull to go through the cloak once in the clip, before his second attempt went horribly wrong, as Fandiño simply couldn't get out of the cloak's way, getting caught while the bull went through.

In moments, the half-tonne beast charged through, with its horn lodging itself into his body, before going in for a second lunge as the matador tried to run away.

Footage reveals that Fandiño was still conscious in the immediate aftermath, with a team of other matadors quickly appearing to lure the animal away while the injured party was carried off, bleeding heavily at the same time.

French media revealed that he died on his way to hospital following a heart attack.

Reports say that Fandiño was the first matador to die in France in around a century, as Sud-Ouest newspaper recalled that Isidoro Mari Fernando was the last to die in the area in Béziers, back in 1921.

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The grim footage leaves little to the imagination (YouTube/Castilla-La Mancha Media)
The grim footage leaves little to the imagination (YouTube/Castilla-La Mancha Media)

Bullfighting has received a lot of backlash over the years, though France rejected a bid by animal rights advocates to ban the sport in 2012, while pleas in Spain were also waved off as it remains legal, as part of the country’s ‘cultural heritage.'

Juan del Alamo, a fellow Matador that killed the bull responsible, admitted: "I can't believe it.

"None of us understand how it could have happened; it was all so fast.

"The bull knocked him down with its hindquarters and he fell face down."

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There were warning signs, as earlier that year, Fandiño was thrown into the air by a bull in Pamplona, Spain, and the year prior, he had been knocked unconscious in France.

Following his death, the matador was honoured by the Spanish royal family and prime minister.

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