Teen Cowboy Dies in Tragic Freak Accident While Tending to Sick Calf
A teenage Texas cowboy died after an accident that involved a horse.
Ace Patton Ashford, 18, of Lott, Texas, died on Monday, according to KWTX-TV.
Ashford had been tending to a sick calf when the horse was spooked, according to the Lott Volunteer Fire Department.
“Somehow, the man’s leg got tangled, and the horse [dragged] him quite a distance in an open field,” a representative of the fire department said.
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The ailing calf was being attended to by Ashford, a recent Rosebud-Lott High School alum, when the horse became agitated.
