By Associated Press - Saturday, May 17, 2014

MAPLETON, Iowa (AP) - An autopsy has been ordered on a Mapleton man who has died after being attacked by a bull.

KTIV television reports (https://bit.ly/1mG8TKS ) 66-year-old Ronald Rude was loading a bull into a trailer Thursday afternoon at Mapleton Vet Clinic when the animal trampled him in a pen.

The veterinarian found Rude on the ground and ran into the clinic to call for help.



The Monona County Coroner is determining the exact cause of death.

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