COVINGTON, N.Y. —
State police say a 72-year-old man has died after being struck by a bull on a farm in western New York.
Troopers say Roy C. Bell of Perry died Thursday at a farm on Simmons Road in Covington, 30 miles southwest of Rochester. Police say Bell was moving cattle around the farm when he was struck by a 1-year-old bull shortly before noon.
A family member found him unresponsive and emergency medical personnel tried to revive him without success. Bell was taken to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.
It was the second death caused by a bull in upstate New York in 10 days. On July 24, 68-year-old Eugene Wolfert died after being gored by a bull on his dairy farm in Middlefield in Otsego County.
Roy with his family owned and operated Bell Farms in Perry.
Roy was born on June 26, 1946 and passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018.
Roy was a resident of Perry, New York at the time of passing.
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Covington, N.Y. (WHAM) -
State Police are investigating after a bull trampled a man to death at a farm in Wyoming County Thursday.
According to our news partners at The Batavian, this happened on Simmons Road shortly before noon.
Property records show this is at Bell Farms in Covington, which is located approximately 12 miles northwest of Geneseo.
Troopers said 72-year-old Roy Bell was moving cattle around the farm before noon and was trampled by a one year old bull with no horns.
Workers and family members performed CPR until EMS workers arrived, but Bell was unable to be revived.
The Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy on Bell to determine an exact cause of death.13WHAM News will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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Man trampled by bull in Covington
posted by Howard B. Owens
A man has reportedly been trampled by a bull and is not breathing at a location on Simmons Road in the Town of Covington.
The location is in Pavilion's fire district and Pavilion fire is responding, along with Mercy EMS.
Dispatchers are checking on the availability of Mercy Flight.
Last week, in the Town of Covington, a man suffered rib and abdominal injuries after being gored by a bull.
UPDATE 11:52 a.m.: CPR in progress. Mercy Flight dispatched.
UPDATE 1:56 p.m.: A reporter for 13WHAM is at the location and a State trooper confirmed there is a fatality.
UPDATE 2:40 p.m.: Via our news partner, 13WHAM, the victim is 72 years old from Perry. He was an employee.
UPDATE 2:43 p.m.: Press release from State Police in Warsaw:
On Aug. 2 at 11:40 a.m., Troopers responded to Simmons Road in the Town of Covington for a man struck by a bull. Further investigation reveals that Roy C Bell, 72, of Perry, was moving cattle around the farm. A family member located Bell after being struck by the 1-year-old bull. Lifesaving measures were administered to Bell who was unresponsive. Bell succumbed to his injuries and was taken to Monroe County Medical Examiners Office for an autopsy.
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PERRY, NY —
Roy C. Bell, age 72, of Perry passed away on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at his family farm.
He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 26, 1946, a son of the late William and Lillias (DeGlopper) Bell.
Roy with his family owned and operated Bell Farms in Perry.
He was an active member of the Wyoming Methodist Church in Wyoming. He enjoyed working on the farm and woodworking. He had a great love of animals and plants.
He is survived by a brother, Robert (Darleen) Bell of Perry; nieces and nephews, Michael (Kerry) Bell of Pavilion, Roger (Diana) Bell of Goshen, Ind., David (Dianne) Bell of Beaver Dam, Wis., Jerry (Marcia) Bell of Perry and Diane (Michael) Dee of Colorado Springs, Colo.; along with many great nieces, nephews and friends. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Willard Bell, who passed away in 2016; and a nephew, Rick Bell, who passed away in 2015.