Posted on 07/10/2006 12:26:06 PM PDT by Westlander
A North Carolina man's condition deteriorated Monday after being injured last week in an event connected to an annual festival in Pamplona, Spain.
Ray Ducharme's condition worsened since Sunday while he was in intensive care and he was receiving help breathing, Pamplona spokeswoman Begona Lopez told The Associated Press Monday. Ducharme was being treated for a collapsed lung and required a tracheotomy, according to a Web site maintained by his supporters.
The latest update on the Web site www.pray4ray.com said Monday that Ducharme would be unconscious for three days while fluid was drained from his lungs. "This is a critical time in Ray's recovery," the site said.
The 31-year-old bond trader for Bank of America was left partially paralyzed in a side event Friday on the first day of the San Fermin festival. The festival dates back to the 16th century, but Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel, "The Sun Also Rises," made it an international event. Thousands of runners traditional white shirts and pants with red handkerchiefs dash in front of bulls that are raced through Pamplona's streets to the bull ring.
Ducharme was hurt during a side event to the bull run. He was among hundreds of people who taunted five cows in a bull ring, chasing the cows and pulling their ears and tails.
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Book deal?
"Hold muh sangria and watch this..."
It's nice to know that really intelligent, mature, risk-averse individuals are handling senstive financial instruments like bonds.
Decisions / Consequences
Playing pin the tail on the Bully?
Only if he assumes room temperature.
Anyway, the dumbass is from NY.....
It's a tragedy for his family, in any event.
I have no sympathy for people hurt during the running of the bulls. The bulls are treated cruelly and taunted, and these pathetic people are just suffering the consequences of their disgusting actions. It's also common for people to slash the bulls with broken bottles as they run by, wow, what family fun.
Here, hold my beer, watch this....
I hope his dear ol' grandma isn't a Freeper!!
Was it worth it, Stupid?
www.rayisdumb.com
"bond trader" could mean a lot of things, but if he is a proprietary trader for the bank the last thing you want is people who are risk averse. Most successful traders are in fact risk seekers.
I'm underwhelmed with sympathy. Hope he's a registered RAT and KOS contributor.
The only 'crazy" Spanish festival I'd like to take part in is the gigantor tomato fight they have every summer in some such city. No angry animal with horns and weighing 1700 pounds is chasing after you.
Boy, I bet he'll have some exciting stories to tell his firends back at the brokerage...
"Ducharme was hurt during a side event to the bull run. He was among hundreds of people who taunted five cows in a bull ring, chasing the cows and pulling their ears and tails."
Ummm, can someone please explain to the AP the differences between bulls and cows?
I sincerly doubt they were taunting cows. Cattle yes, but taunting cows is unsporting to say the least.
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