© Barb IgnatiusA Yellowstone bison
An unnamed 62-year-old tourist had a harrowing encounter with a bison while visiting the park. Authorities said that the man was rushed to the hospital after being tossed three times in the air by the bison. He sustained serious injuries but survived.
Yellowstone officials reported that several people had crowded the bison as it quietly lay near a path from the famous site of Old Faithful geyser. Park officials said that the bison was already becoming agitated due to the people crowding near it and it attacked the man as he took photos from a few feet away.
A bison is unpredictable, dangerous, and capable of running three times faster than humans. They weight as much as a full-sized sedan.
This is the second incident of bison attack in a span of three weeks. A bison gored a 16-year-old Taiwanese girl last May 16 as she posed for a picture while visiting the Old Faithful area.
"The girl turned her back to the bison to have her picture taken when the bison lifted its head, took a couple of steps and gored her," Yellowstone National Park Service said in a statement.
Park officials advise visitors to strictly observe all signs and warnings placed around the park for their safety.
Every year people go to Montana, Alaska, the Yukon and the wilds to kill themselves, or else to get an otherwise innocent animal killed by the park rangers rifles for acting like the wild animal it is.
If you're going to go wandering about where cops aren't the biggest predators then use some sense and read. Wear some bells, make noise so bears know you're around and won't be surprised by dingbat with earphones on oblivious to the environment they have put themselves in to, have some bear spray on you and ready. Don't go hiking alone or if you do leave a map and don't deviate from your planned outing. That way we might find your dismembered corpse for the family to bury.