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A teenager was seriously hurt after being thrown from his horse in Utah County.
The 19-year-old was riding the horse at the Cedar Fort rodeo grounds Sunday afternoon when he was thrown and knocked unconscious. The Utah County Sheriff's Office received a call about the incident at 3:25 p.m.
The teen was out for several minutes, according to a sheriff's office news release. Initially, he was having trouble breathing, but Cedar Fort and Unified Fire Authority medical personnel stabilized him.
He was talking when he left the rodeo grounds, and a medical helicopter flew him to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in serious condition, according to the release.
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