June 1, 2022 |
A 25-year-old woman was gored and tossed into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park earlier this week.
An inaccurate report stating the unidentified woman had died was published by NBC News early Wednesday, citing park officials. NBC News later posted a correction.
According to a park release issued on Tuesday, the bison was walking near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, just north of Old Faithful, when the woman approached it on Monday, according to a park statement. She got within 10 feet before the animal gored her and tossed her 10 feet into the air.
The woman from Grove City, Ohio, sustained a puncture wound and other injuries.
Park emergency medical providers responded and transported her via ambulance to a hospital in Idaho.
The incident was under investigation. No additional information was immediately available.
Pictured above: File photo of bison in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
