Alabama Deputy Needs Transplant After Being Gored by Bull

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.

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August 20, 2020

Alabama Deputy Needs Transplant After Being Gored by Bull

Deputy Caleb Brooks was gored and pinned against a tree by a two-year-old bull.

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Image courtesy of Madeline Brooks / Facebook.

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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.

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.