Fallece una mujer de 64 años embestida por un toro en los encierros de Ayna (Albacete)

A 64-year-old woman died on Saturday morning in Ayna, a small town in Albacete, Spain, during one of the town's bullfighting runs as part of its patron saint festivities. The woman, who was participating in the first of the week's runs, was gored by an animal when she was outside the protective barriers along the course. Alcalde Juan Ángel Martínez explained that in one part of the route, near the Cuevas, the woman fell while standing behind a barrier when another bull charged and struck her.

Social media footage showed the woman outside the tarps, moving in the opposite direction from the bulls. Emergency services were alerted at 10:55 AM, and a medical helicopter was activated. The woman, originally from Catalonia, was with her family in a village near the Segura Mountains. Despite urgent medical intervention, she succumbed to her injuries upon arrival at the helipad.

Another man, around 60 years old, was also injured during the same event, suffering a gored in his arm but survived. The town council has cancelled the remaining events scheduled for Saturday, which were part of the festivities honoring Nuestra Señora Santa María de lo Alto, a celebration that runs until September 8th.