LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a 12-year-old Colorado
boy died after he was thrown by a bull at a rodeo.

The Boulder County coroner's office says Richard Wayde Hamar of
Yuma died Sunday while competing at the Longmont Elks Little
Britches Rodeo. The event was for children ages 8 to 18.

The county sheriff's office says the bull threw Richard to the
ground and stomped on the boy's chest and stomach.

The coroner's office says Richard died after the left ventricle
of his heart ruptured when the bull stomped on him.

The boy's mother, Angie Hamar, says her son loved riding bulls
and that no one should be blamed for his death. She says he was
wearing a helmet and a vest during the competition.
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