- A bull bison tossed a Yellowstone tourist 8 feet into the air, with the incident captured on video.
- The bison hooked the man with its left horn, tossed him in the air, and he landed on his side; friends and bystanders scared the bison away.
- The victim's grandson reported that the grandfather 'has some pretty significant injuries and is not out of the woods yet'.
- The bison first charged a group of kids taking pictures, then chased a pickup truck before turning on the grandfather and grandson.
- The animal was distracted by a pickup truck and charged it, prompting the vehicle’s driver to speed off.
- Professional photographer Mike MacLeod described the bison as 'agitated, pissed off and charging anything and everything'.
A bull bison in Yellowstone National Park charged a tourist, tossing him eight feet into the air and leaving him with serious injuries. The incident occurred at the Bridge Bay campground, where the man was walking with his grandson when the bison, weighing around 2,000 pounds, became agitated during the mating season.
Professional photographer Mike MacLeod, who captured the encounter on video, described the bison as “agitated, pissed off and charging anything and everything.” He noted that the bison charged a group of children before targeting the tourist. “The grandfather’s like, ‘OK, time to leave,’ and they moved off behind these trees,” MacLeod recounted.6
The bison hooked the man with its left horn, flipping him in the air before he landed on his side. MacLeod expressed concern for the man’s safety, stating, “I was really afraid he was going to gore the guy on the ground.” The injured man’s grandson later informed MacLeod that his grandfather had “some pretty significant injuries and is not out of the woods yet.”2
Yellowstone officials remind visitors that wildlife can be dangerous, advising a minimum distance of 25 yards from bison and elk. The park's website warns, “If an animal moves closer to you, back away to maintain a safe distance.” This incident marks the second bison-on-human attack in Yellowstone this year, following an earlier incident involving a child.
“Photographer Mike MacLeod, who captured the incident on video, said the bison was 'agitated, pissed off and charging anything and everything' before it charged a group of kids and then a pickup truck. The victim's grandson reported that the grandfather 'has some pretty significant injuries and is not out of the woods yet.'”
The Guardian
