A deputy with the with the Morgan County (AL) Sheriff's Office Alabama lost his small intestine and large portions of his large intestine after he was gored by his two-year old bull over the weekend.
According to WSOC-TV, the young animal charged Deputy Caleb Brooks and pinned him against a tree.
Brooks was transported to a nearby hospital and is expected to be transferred to a treatment facility in Ohio for the required transplants.
Brooks' wife said in a Facebook post that the bull had never previously been aggressive, but the animal attacked "out of nowhere" on Sunday.