Last Friday, Louisiana bull rider Zach Naegele was competing at the Conley Invitational Bull Ride in Palmetto when the bull's horn cut his neck open causing him to lose over two gallons of blood...

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"I lost over 2 gallons of blood, suffered nerve damage, and nicked my jugular; I was then put into surgery to do plastic surgery on my neck and fix my small carotid artery that was severed," he wrote. "It was just a freak accident, but it did put me in the hospital unconscious and fighting for my life. I know that God has bigger plans for me in life; now it's time to get healed up. I also wanna personally thank everyone who was in the arena that night lifting me up in prayer & especially the EMT / medical staff on hand who got me the immediate attention I needed."

"I really didn’t feel it when it first happened," Naegele said. "I thought I broke my jaw until I grabbed my chin and then I seen the blood squirt out from my neck, and I said ‘this ain’t good."

There has been a GoFundMe account set up to help cover his medical expenses.

(The Spun)

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HunterDawg•1 month

well, since the human body only has 1.2-1.5 gallons of blood, he must have had to go to the blood bank to borrow some, since he was "overdrawn".

FuzzyBearE•1 month

These stories always make me think of F1 driver Alex Zanardi who lost his legs in a horrific crash in 2021. I saw an interview with him where he says he knew it was bad because "Good news doesn't come by helicopter."

LucedaleTider•1 month

He could have lost 2 gallons of blood over 1-2 days. He probably got transfused several units of blood in his 1st day in hospital. 9 units of blood is roughly a gallon. People who have spleen ruptures sometimes will lose more than 50 units of blood over a few days time.

theballguy•1 month

FAFO redneck style.

MasonTiger•1 month

Bull: “FAFO”

danilo•1 month

If you gonna be dumb you better me tough

deltaland•1 month

“Only reason to ride a bull is to meet a nurse” - John Dutton

Shiftyplus1•1 month

Is it really a freak accident to get gored by a bull when you are a bullrider? Isn't that always a potential outcome of the ordeal?

goodgrin•1 month

Average human male has between 5.5 and 6 "Liters" of blood. That's less than 2 gallons. Google is so difficult people!

Privateer 2007•1 month

Humans have 4-5 liters I think.

A gallon is 3.7 or 3.8 L I forget.
He didn't lose 2 gallons.

FATBOY TIGER•1 month

He anyone want to tell Zach, he doesn't have 2 gallons of blood.

Tiger1988•1 month

Ummm. He could have indeed lost 2 gallons ie we don’t know how much they had to use to replenish before they finished. I’ve seen procedures where the entire body’s volume had to be replaced 1.5 times. So, yes they may have had to use that much blood before they finished.

FATBOY TIGER•1 month

Tiger1988, Zach didn't lose 2 gallons of blood.

LSUtoBOOT•1 month

When you wear a 10 gallon hat then you probably think you have 20 gallons of blood.

Friendly Satan•1 month

frick that bull! Eat his steak!

molsusports•1 month

Is it a freak accident when you get gored? Yes, if the bull bursts through your living room window. No, if you climbed your arse on top of it.

91TIGER•1 month

2 gallons ? You would be more than dead. Do better Collin !

ChatGPT of LA•1 month

An average adult human body contains around 1.2 to 1.5 gallons of blood.

But don't let that stop him from lying. Typical cowboy