Moment father saves his bull rider son, 18, from being trampled
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Moment father saves his bull rider son, 18, from being trampled
Nail-biting video shows the dramatic moment a father put his life - and body - on the line to save his son from a rampaging bull at a Texas rodeo.
Landis Hooks, of Louisiana, has been hailed as a hero for coming to the rescue of his 18-year-old bull-rider son, Cody Hooks, who had fallen off the animal during an exhibition event at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton earlier this month.
In the now-viral clip shared to Instagram, Cody can be seen being hurled off the bull moments after the animal bursts from its stall and into the packed arena.
Rendered unconscious by the fall, Cody can be seen in the footage laying motionless as the irate bull continues to run and buck around the ring.
The footage shows several cowboys and rodeo wranglers attempting to reel in the beast, to no avail, as the bull continues to rampage around the arena.
At one point in the clip, which spans less than 20 seconds, the animal can be seen making a charge for the still-unconscious Cody.
Seemingly recognizing the gravity of the situation, Landis, who had been in the crowd as a spectator to watch his son's performance, quickly jumped into action just seven seconds after Cody was slammed to the floor, hopping a fence into the ring and running to his son, the recording shows.
As the bull charges forward, Landis does the unthinkable and drapes his body over his boy, forming a human shield to protect him.
'You see that cowboy lay his life over the top,' an announcer can be heard saying in the heart-pounding clip.
The video then shows Landis blocking a charge from the animal using his own body, putting it between the bull and Cody's head, which likely would have been struck - and even gorged - if the quick-thinking father had not acted.
Now, social media users are calling Landis - who took the brunt of the impact but suffered only minor injuries from the incident - a hero for the mind-blowing feat, after his son posted the footage to his Instagram account.
'Not one to post falling off, but big thanks to my dad @hooks.landis and the bullfighters last night in Belton, Tx could've been a hella lot worse,' wrote the teen - who came out of the encounter unscathed and had been professionally bull riding since last year - of his father's courageous act.
Nail-biting video shows the dramatic moment a father put his life - and body - on the line to save his son from a rampaging bull at a Texas rodeo.
Landis Hooks, of Louisiana, has been hailed as a hero for coming to the rescue of his 18-year-old bull-rider son, Cody Hooks, who had fallen off the animal during an exhibition event at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton earlier this month.
In the now-viral clip shared to Instagram, Cody can be seen being hurled off the bull moments after the animal bursts from its stall and into the packed arena.
Rendered unconscious by the fall, Cody can be seen in the footage laying motionless as the irate bull continues to run and buck around the ring.
The footage shows several cowboys and rodeo wranglers attempting to reel in the beast, to no avail, as the bull continues to rampage around the arena.
At one point in the clip, which spans less than 20 seconds, the animal can be seen making a charge for the still-unconscious Cody.
Seemingly recognizing the gravity of the situation, Landis, who had been in the crowd as a spectator to watch his son's performance, quickly jumped into action just seven seconds after Cody was slammed to the floor, hopping a fence into the ring and running to his son, the recording shows.
As the bull charges forward, Landis does the unthinkable and drapes his body over his boy, forming a human shield to protect him.
'You see that cowboy lay his life over the top,' an announcer can be heard saying in the heart-pounding clip.
The video then shows Landis blocking a charge from the animal using his own body, putting it between the bull and Cody's head, which likely would have been struck - and even gorged - if the quick-thinking father had not acted.
Now, social media users are calling Landis - who took the brunt of the impact but suffered only minor injuries from the incident - a hero for the mind-blowing feat, after his son posted the footage to his Instagram account.
'Not one to post falling off, but big thanks to my dad @hooks.landis and the bullfighters last night in Belton, Tx could've been a hella lot worse,' wrote the teen - who came out of the encounter unscathed and had been professionally bull riding since last year - of his father's courageous act.