Posted on 06/01/2022 5:28:03 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
An Ohio woman was gored by a bison after she got within 10 feet of the animal in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, officials said.
The 25-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, suffered a puncture wound and other injuries Monday after she approached a bison near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, park officials said in a news release.
"Consequently, the bison gored the woman and tossed her 10 feet into the air," the news release said.
Park emergency medical providers responded and the woman was taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center by ambulance, officials said.
"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," officials said in the news release. "Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal. They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans."
Two other people were also within 25 feet of the same bison, according to the news release.
Park officials are reminding visitors to keep back more than 25 yards from large animals such as bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes -- and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
She got buffaload.
Stupid is as stupid does.
The stupid is strong with that one...
Play stupid games and win stupid prizes.
Some people never learn (or fail to watch daily news about this same instance happening almost every day).
Hmm, maybe they should put up some 77 inch tv monitors every 5 feet with videos of idiots getting attacked. Maybe, just maybe, they will get the idea.
Read the signs stupid!
Guess she missed elementary school the day they went over domestic animals versus wild animals.
72 years old from California…hmm. Coincidence news just said California is seriously looking at reperations.
I visit a National Park a few times each year and I see people getting close to the animals all the time, despite signs posted : Feeding or Approaching Wildlife is Unlawful .
What’s really scary is when they get their small children too close, or allow their dogs too close. I used to hesitate reporting them to a ranger, but not anymore.
She tried to pet a 1,000 pound wild animal that’s one of the surviving species from the Ice Age. An animal capable of using its horns to fend off wolves. Yeah, that’ll work.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Too bad the gate was locked.
RE: A woman was attacked by a bison after approaching the animal in Yellowstone National Park
No.
A Bison defended it’s self after being threatened by a woman in Yellowstone National Park.
There I corrected the headline
Happens almost every year. I grew up in Montana reading stories like this nearly every summer. Idiots think that because they love wild animals that the wild animals will love them back.
Many years ago when people fed the bears a ranger at a Canadian park joined us for awhile at our campfire. I asked him the dumbest thing he'd seen tourists do. He told of a lady who smeared honey on her child to get a picture of a bear licking him. At the time I didn't believe him, seemed far too stupid. Today I do.
Flimsy wire too. A lunge he might have had a tasty, famous finger.
I have seen the exact same thing with Moose in northern NH.
People literally walking up to within 10-15’ of a moose(no, it did no bite my sister).
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