Bull rider killed in Texas rodeo
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Announcing the death of a rider, OSU’s Rodeo Team said they had “lost one of our own.” “With a heavy and aching heart, I am saddened to announce that the OSU Rodeo Team has lost one of our own, Rowdy Swanson,” wrote Cody Hollingsworth, in a statement on Twitter. George Taylor, CEO of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, said he “was deeply saddened” by the accident. “The hearts of the entire rodeo community go out to Rowdy’s family in this tragic time. The Palo Pinto County Livestock Association also addressed Swanson’s death, reported ABC News, saying “The entire rodeo committee and our rodeo family extend our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to Rowdy’s mother Venessa, his brother Roper, and his entire family.”
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