Caught on Camera: Bison attacks man at Yellowstone National Park

Wild video shows a bison attacking a visitor this week at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

You can see as the animal confronts a group of people Monday near the Old Faithful landmark.

Seconds later, the bison begins charging full force, knocking over a 34-year-old man from Colorado Springs.

According to the National Park Service, the man and his family were walking on a boardwalk near Giant Geyser when the bull bison charged the group.

ā€œFamily members did not leave the area, and the bull bison continued to charge and gored the male,ā€ a news release from the National Park Service stated.

Officials said the victim injured his arm.

Visitors at Yellowstone National Park are required to stay more than 25 yards from a bison.

Itā€™s unclear how far away the man was from the animal when he was attacked, however the Park Service said ā€œthis is the second reported incident in 2022 of a visitor getting too close to the animal and the bison responding to the perceived threat by goring the individual.ā€

According to park officials, Bison are ā€œunpredictableā€ and can run up to three times faster than humans.


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