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Yellowstone Bison Injures Man in Campground After Photo Encounter
The attack was captured on video as the bull bison chased other campers first and then turned on the grandfather, who suffered serious injuries.
- On Friday, a bull bison seriously injured a man in Yellowstone National Park, tossing him 8 feet into the air while he walked with his grandson.
- Photographer Mike MacLeod reported that the bull bison entered a campground where tourists were taking photos, charging children before turning toward the grandfather.
- The victim and his grandson maintained a safe distance of at least 100 yards per National Park Service guidelines, though the bison stood at least 6 feet tall.
- Park visitors called 911, and Yellowstone EMS arrived promptly; the victim's grandson reported his grandfather sustained significant injuries and is not out of the woods yet.
- MacLeod told Cowboy State Daily he attempted to distract the bison by yelling to be "big and intimidating," noting the encounter changed his expectations of bison behavior.
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Bison throws man into the air
The bull charged at a man and his grandson in Yellowstone National Park.
·North Sydney, Australia
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In terrifying seconds, a bison charges campers at Yellowstone
A rampaging bison in Yellowstone National Park hooked a man who was trying to run away from it, and then tossed him about 8 feet into the air at a campground. The man, Carl Isom-McDaniel, who serves on several local community boards in Washington state, suffered multiple broken bones.
·Raleigh, United States
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