An Arizona woman was gored by a bison Monday in Yellowstone National Park/NPS file
An Arizona woman on Monday morning received "significant injuries" when she was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park near Lake Hotel on the north shore of Yellowstone Lake.
A park release said the unidentified 47-year-old and a companion had turned to walk away from two bison when one charged and gored her. She sustained "significant injuries to her chest and abdomen and was transported by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center" in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
It was unknown how close the two were to the bison when the animal charged. This was the first reported goring of the summer in the park.
Park staff reminded visitors that Yellowstone wildlife are wild and can be dangerous when approached. Park regulations require visitors to stay 75 feet from all large animals — bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes — and at least 300 feet away from bears and wolves.
The last reported goring in Yellowstone was back on June 28, 2022. In that incident a 34-year-old Colorado Springs, Colorado, man was walking with his family on a boardwalk near Giant Geyser in the Old Faithful area when a bison charged them. The man received an arm injury in the incident, according to park records.
