Bull rider Pozzobon diagnosed with CTE

Oct 10, 2017 | 2:33 PM

KAMLOOPS — A Merritt bull rider who died by suicide earlier this year has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Twenty-five-year old Ty Pozzobon died Jan. 9, 2017, and his family suspected his death was the result of repeated head injuries and concussions sustained during his rodeo career.

The family donated Ty’s brain to the University of Washington School of Medicine Neuropathology Core in Seattle and after a thorough examination of his brain,  doctors concluded Ty had CTE.

Further examination also confirmed evidence of chronic traumatic axonal injury that was consistent with traumatic brain injury identified by an MRI completed before his death.