An 83-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was gored Saturday by a bison in the famed Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday in a news release.
The bison was “defending its space” when It came within a few feet of her and then used its horns to lift the Greenville, South Carolina, woman about a foot off the ground, park officials said. The incident happened near the Storm Point Trail at Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, according to the release. Park emergency responders took the woman to Lake Medical Clinic in Village Lake, and then she was then flown by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Park says people should stay at least 25 yards from bison National parks can pose dangers to visitors, especially those who don’t heed warnings about wildlife and natural hazards. Yellowstone issues cautionary advice, telling visitors to remember its animals “are wild and can be dangerous” when approached. “When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot or in a developed area, give it space.
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