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Bull kills Stevensville rancher

By The Associated Press

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 8:00 AM MST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 8:00 AM MST

MISSOULA - Authorities say a 78-year-old Stevensville rancher was killed by a bull he was trying to load into a trailer.

The man, whose name is being withheld until family can be notified, was killed Wednesday when the bull slammed him into a fence.

Ravalli County Sheriff's Lt. Steve Holton says the man died at the scene northeast of Stevensville. No one else was injured.

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