Posted on 05/17/2015 6:24:01 AM PDT by bestintxas
A 16-year-old girl has been gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park while posing for a picture near the animal.
The National Park Service says the unidentified girl's injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
The agency described her as an exchange student from Taiwan who was visiting the park with her host family.
The incident occurred shortly after noon Friday in the Old Faithful area.
The Park Service says she and others were between 3 and 6 feet from the bison when she turned her back to the bison to have her picture taken. The bison took a couple steps and gored her.
The girl was airlifted to an area hospital.
The Park Service advises visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from bison in the park.
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To my surprise and shock, a group of idiot tourists that I had not seen when I first started photographing the elk kept going closer and closer. I told them that these were not tame animals. That the herd bull over yonder could drive those sharp antlers right through you, powered by something around 1,000 pounds of weight behind it, and that they could run much faster than we could. I repeated myself and told them to back off. Suddenly, I heard this deep sonorous voice behind me say, "Thank you. You may have saved a life here." I looked UP (quite a ways) to find a towering park ranger (they all seem to be!) smiling down on me.
So I can well believe this stupid girl, who obviously had not done her homework, would pull a foolish act like this.
LMAO.
Another brainless babe who will be able to vote in less than two years.
I was surrounded by a herd of 100 bison moving past me in Yellowstone’s Bison Ford area. Stood behind a tree as they passed within three feet with nothing but a graphite fly rod in my hand.
Yep. We have had many Japanese homestay students. They have no idea what “wild” really is. In urban Japan, they see some black birds, and that is about it. Not even any squirrels.
They can sprint 80 mph, three times faster than you can run??? That’s even faster than Bob Hayes.
I love visiting Yellowstone and have been to the park 16 times .... Keep up the good work.
Was it a Golgothan horse?
My favorite place ever. This year will be #9 and next year #10, but the first times with our grandchildren along. It will be like seeing it all over again for the first time.
Sadly, the Park Service has caved to stupidity. They should be warned to stay in their cars, and completely away.
Yellowstone really is a fascinating place. I like to imagine old Rough Rider Teddy giving the Secret Service fits on his visits to that park.
A lot of people don’t realize that we have Park Rangers as a result of the Stage Coach robbery that took place in Yellowstone. Lots of history there.
I would love to listen to your stories.....perhaps my wife and I will get lucky on one of our future trips to Yellowstone. ;>)
One of my many hats for a couple of years was that of SAR Coordinator for my county and as such, I was privileged to spend two weeks in Yellowstone. One week was for intensive training for SAR Coordinators..... the second week was mostly screwing around and spending a few vacation days while playing with my camera. ;>) The instructors were very helpful, experts in the field and fantastic to listen to.
That would be incredible to have you and your wife on a tour! Unfortunately, I free lance for motorcoach companies from my area in Tennessee. Had a chance to work for Collette and Globus, but my husband had emergency bypass surgery and I won’t leave him home alone. The local companies are glad to have him along, so it works out well.
Sounds like you have had some adventures! My favorite out West trip includes Jackson Hole. If you have never done a float trip on the Snake River, I highly recommend it.
The best cruise Ever is Alaska, preferably with a few days to spend in the interior. I personally like Norwegian because of their freestyle policy. Who the heck wants to come back to the ship from a long day of touring and have to get gussied up to eat dinner?!
We always make a point to visit Jackson when going to Yellowstone. One of our stops is Aspen cemetery where my wife’s great-uncle is buried, “A Rugged Pioneer”. He was and early settler in the 1800’s. His ranch is now part of the Elk Reserve. Also participated in the posse to Cunningham Cabin to dispatch two horse thieves.
In addition to the scenic rafting on the Snake, we have also done white water rafting there. It is truly God’s country there.
The visitors from India tend to be a bit more cautious around wild animals.
Growing up in Montana we had a name for this kind of stupid people, we called them -
TOURONS
a cross between a tourist and a moron
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