BOZEMAN,MT- Presley Whitaker, the wife of Montana State Head Rodeo Coach Kyle Whitaker was in a incident involving a horse.
Kyle Whitaker posted to Facebook that his wife got a rope wrapped around her arm and was drugged until she a fence, her job was broken and her hand was severed. He went on to say that she was flown to Salt Lake City, they attempted to reattach her hand but unfortunately the damage had already been done. He added his thanks to families who supported him in the immediate aftermath.
The rodeo team posted online they are working on an official fundraising page to support the family. When more information is available we will update this web copy.
Just yesterday, Kyle Whitaker was named Big Sky Coach of the year. The team made it congratulations post, and acknowledged the injury, asking for prayers.
This is a developing story, updates will be made here.