Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. – A bison horned a 25-year-old woman in Yellowstone National Park.
The bison was walking near a boardwalk in Black Sand Basin, north of Old Faithful, when the woman approached it on Monday, according to a park statement. It was placed less than 10 feet before the animal horned it and threw it 10 feet into the air.
The woman, from Grove City, Ohio, suffered a stab and other injuries.
The park’s emergency medical providers responded and transported her by ambulance to an Idaho hospital.
Park officials say it is the first bison horn to be reported this year.
The park’s statement states that bison are unpredictable, have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal, and can run three times as fast as humans.
Park regulations require visitors to stay more than 25 meters away from bison.
The park statement said two other people were also within 25 yards of the same bison.
The incident was under investigation.
No additional information was available immediately.