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January 02, 2008
Man, 75, hurt while riding pet buffalo
MESA, Ariz. - A man who took one of his pet buffaloes for a ride at a ranch north of Phoenix on New Year's Eve ended up being bucked off the animal and trampled, authorities said.
The unidentified 75-year-old man was flown to a Scottsdale hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the incident in rural Cave Creek, a chief with the Rural/Metro Fire Department said.
"He saddled up, got bucked off and was mauled," said John Kraetz, a district chief for the fire department. Kraetz said he's never been on a similar call.
"People do have buffalo on their property, but it's pretty darn uncommon," he said.
Posted by ronnie at January 2, 2008 04:03 AM