World Famous matador Ivan Fandino gored to death by raging bull after tripping on his cloak in the ring

      World Famous matador Ivan Fandino has died after being gored by a fighting bull. The 36-year-old  Fandino was a professional matador and has been in the profession for over 12 years before the fatal accident that took his life.

      He had succeeded in getting in a few stabs at the bull while trying to subdue it during the bullfight but somewhere
along the line, his feet became entangled in the cape he had been using to goad the trained fighting bull. This caused Fandino to trip. Horrific photos show Fandino being tossed into the air by the enraged wounded animal. Amazed spectators watched as Fandino landed on the floor before the bull plunged its horn painfully into his chest.

     Fandino, who had a wife and a daughter, came from Spain's Basque region and fought hundreds of bulls during his career. Sadly, he died in the French town of Mont-de-Marsan, near the Spanish border after his heart stopped beating while in the ambulance being conveyed to the hospital and the doctor couldn't rescue him.

    Friends and acquaintances of the deceased matador have been pouring tributes across social media networks.

"Our friend and great bullfighter Ivan Fandino dies in France. A great loss for the world of bullfighting. We are dismayed." Rancher Victorino Martin tweeted.

A shocked colleague said  "It's a tragedy,"  "We just do not know how it could have happened." See photos below...