A woman was gored and launched 10 feet into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park, park officials said Tuesday.
The attack happened after the 25-year-old woman visiting the park from Grove City, Ohio, got within 10 feet of the bison on Memorial Day. The bison had been walking near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, north of Old Faithful geyser, in Wyoming when the woman approached it. The bison subsequently gored the woman, tossing her into the air. The woman sustained a puncture wound and other injuries and was transported to an Idaho hospital, according to park officials.
Yellowstone rules require park visitors to remain more than 25 yards away from bison and other large animals, such as elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes.
“This is the first reported incident in 2022 of a visitor threatening a bison (getting too close to the animal) and the bison responding to the threat by goring the individual,” the National Park Service said in a press release about the incident.
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Bison are responsible for more injuries to people in Yellowstone than any other animal, according to the NPS.
“They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans,” according to the agency.
Two other individuals on Monday were also within 25 yards of the bison that gored the woman but were uninjured, according to Yellowstone officials. The name of the injured woman was not released by officials.
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The incident remains under investigation, according to the National Park Service.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to the agency and the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for an update on the woman’s condition.
