Bull Rider Dylan Grant Dead astatine 24 After Rodeo Injury

The rodeo satellite is mourning 1 of their own.

Professional bull rider Dylan Grant has died aft suffering fatal injuries portion competing successful the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls lawsuit successful Wharton, Texas April 3. He was 24.

His father, Wade Grant, said the bull his lad was riding bucked him disconnected and past stepped connected him.

"He got his cervix stepped on," helium told ABC News successful an interrogation released April 4. "He ran retired of the arena and consecutive to the ambulance with these injuries."

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said successful a statement medics had rushed the bull rider into an ambulance and began moving to stabilize him, aft which helium was taken by chopper to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center successful Houston, Texas, wherever helium passed away.

"What happened to Dylan past nighttime was very, very, very, precise rare," his dada said. "It was a freak accident."

Wade said his lad was "double tough" and "filled with kindness."

Dylan is besides survived by his mom Tiffany and brother Derek.

He besides won the bull riding rubric astatine the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo portion besides competing for the University of Wyoming rodeo squad successful 2021. Dylan graduated from the assemblage successful 2023 with a grade successful Physical Education Teacher Education.

"The University of Wyoming Rodeo Team is heartbroken successful learning of the passing of erstwhile student-athlete Dylan Grant, who tragically mislaid his beingness successful a bull riding mishap successful Texas," the radical said successful an April 4 connection connected Instagram. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Dylan's father, Wade, and Dylan's parent Tiffany during this unthinkable time."

Dylan was "a champion of beingness wrong and extracurricular of the arena," the squad continued, adding, "Once a Cowboy, Always a Cowboy."

He besides won the bull riding rubric astatine the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo portion besides competing for the University of Wyoming rodeo squad successful 2021. Grant graduated from the assemblage successful 2023 with a grade successful Physical Education Teacher Education.

"The University of Wyoming Rodeo Team is heartbroken successful learning of the passing of erstwhile student-athlete Dylan Grant, who tragically mislaid his beingness successful a bull riding mishap successful Texas," the radical said successful an April 4 connection connected Instagram. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Dylan's father, Wade, and Dylan's parent Tiffany during this unthinkable time."

Dylan was "a champion of beingness wrong and extracurricular of the arena," the squad continued, adding, "Once a Cowboy, Always a Cowboy."