Stearns County man seriously injured by bull

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Stearns County man was seriously injured in an incident involving a bull on a farm in Holding Township on Wednesday.

What we know

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was called to a farm on County Road 52 near 160th Avenue Wednesday morning for the incident.

The 911 caller reported that a 45-year-old man, later identified as Keith Woitalla, had been injured by a bull on the farm.

At the time of the call, the bull was still in the pen at Woitalla. But when emergency services arrived, the bull had been moved to a separate pen.

Officers say Woitalla was eventually taken to St. Cloud Hospital with serious injuries.

Deputies have not released the exact circumstances that led to Woitalla being injured or how Woitalla was injured.