Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison and thrown into the air Monday morning, park officials said. Several news outlets reported that the woman later died of her injuries.Global News has been unable to confirm the woman’s death, and has reached out to the National Park Service for clarification.The unnamed woman was hiking through Yellowstone when she approached a bison near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, which is just north of the Old Faithful geyser.Park regulations mandate that visitors stay more than 25 yards away from bison.
The woman, who was visiting from Grove City, Ohio, got within 10 feet of the animal. How the 2SLGBTQQIA+ term can be both helpful and harmful The bison impaled the woman and threw her 10 feet into the air, according to a press release from the National Park Service.The woman suffered a puncture wound and other injuries and was rushed to the hospital by park emergency responders.
The Grove City resident apparently died from her injuries, according to NBC News.Two other people were nearby and within 25 yards of the same bison.
The release did not specify if they sustained any injuries. ‘The Conjuring’ house soul’d for $1.5 million, way over asking price Park officials said that wildlife in Yellowstone are, as the name suggests, wild — and can be erratic and dangerous when approached.“Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal.