Fifty-six people were injured and two died from bison attack in Yellowstone between 19, while another 25 were injured between 20.
They can run at speeds up to 40 miles per hour and their sharp horns can grow to two feet long. Despite their physical fearsomeness, injuries from bison encounters are generally rare. They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans.”Īt around 5 to 6.5 feet tall and upwards of 2,000 pounds, American bison are the largest land animals in North America. “Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal.
“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,” per the park statement. Several news outlets, including NBC News, reported that the woman had died, but a hospital spokeswoman told ’s Nate Eaton that the hospital has “had no recent patient death as a result of the injuries being described in the NBC report.” The outlet has since issued a correction. Though her condition is unknown, her injuries appear to be non-life threatening. The woman suffered a “puncture wound and other injuries” and was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, per the park.
Two other people were also within 75 feet of the animal, per the park. The woman came within ten feet of the bison as it neared a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin-just north of Old Faithful-and the animal tossed her ten feet in the air. Park rules require visitors to stay more than 75 feet away from large animals, including bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes, and 300 feet from bears and wolves. A 25-year-old woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park after approaching the animal too closely, park officials said in a statement earlier this week.
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