Bull Rider Dies After Injury At National Western Stock Show

DENVER, CO – A professional bull rider at the National Western Stock Show died Tuesday night after being injured during a competition.

Mason Lowe, 25, of Exeter, Missouri was ranked 18th in the country.He was riding a bull named Hard Times.

When Lowe was bucked off the bull, the animal stepped on his chest, witnesses said. Lowe stood and walked out of the ring, grabbing his chest. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Donations for Lowe's family are being accepted online at the National Western Stock Show website, where more than $80,000 had been collected, said

"We are deeply saddened to report that Mason Lowe passed away this evening following injuries sustained at the PBR event in Denver," Professional Bull Riders CEO Sean Gleason said on Twitter. "The entire PBR and National Western sports family extends our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to Mason’s wife Abbey and his family."

Donations for Lowe's family are being accepted online at the National Western Stock Show website, where more than $80,000 had been collected, Gleason said.

Lowe had been riding since he was 13 years old, according to a 2016 profile.

See Lowe riding here in 2016:

Image via YouTube.

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