A teenage girl died Friday night after she was injured while riding a bull during a Tampa rodeo. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said 16-year-old Brooke Ann Coats of Riverview was thrown from the bull Friday night at the 301 Rodeo on U.S. 301 South near Brandon Parkway and the Crosstown Expressway. Once on the ground, the bull kicked her at least once in the chest. Witnesses said Coats stood and walked out of the ring, but later had trouble breathing and collapsed. An off-duty paramedic treated the girl until Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews took her to Tampa General Hospital. She died in surgery around 10 p.m. Coats attended Riverview High School and was a member of the swim team...
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