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Post by Admin on Jul 17, 2023 20:15:09 GMT -7
Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park KBZK reports "A woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone on Monday, July 17, according to a YNP press release.
The 47-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona was reportedly walking with another individual in a field in front of the Lake Lodge when they saw two bison. Upon seeing the bison, the visitors turned to walk away when one of the bison charged and gored the woman.
It is unknown how close the visitors were to the bison when it charged.
According to the release, this is the first reported incident of 2023 and the last reported incident was on June 28, 2022.
The woman reportedly sustained significant injuries to her chest and abdomen. She was transported by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The woman’s current condition has not been released and the incident remains under investigation.
YNP adds that wildlife in the park can be dangerous when approached. Bison are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans. Be sure to stay more than 25 yards away from all large animals and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
For more information about wildlife and safety in the park visit www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm."
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Post by Poor Richard on Jul 23, 2023 13:31:20 GMT -7
Happy ending: Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone gets engaged in hospital bed KBZK reports "Amber Harris' vacation to Yellowstone National Park didn't go as planned. But her now fiancé has at least given the story a happy ending.
Harris, a 47-year-old Phoenix, AZ resident, was gored by a bison on Monday during a trip to the park with her daughter and then boyfriend Chris Whitehill. In a Facebook post Tuesday, Harris detailed her injuries.
"I was carried out of the field on a stretcher to an ambulance and then transferred to a helicopter for a life flight to Idaho," she said. "Pain meds, CT, MRI, and I sustained seven spine fractures, bilateral collapsed lungs and bruising all over. Glory to God all my vital organs look good."
Harris also detailed the moments before the attack that happened near the Lake Lodge Cabins on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone.
"We woke up our first morning and walked down to the lodge for some coffee then decided take a walk through a field to get to Yellowstone Lake," she wrote. "There were about 20 elk roaming around, so we waited for them to clear before walking through the field. About halfway to the water we noticed two bison - one on the path we were walking and the other in the opposite direction.
"We stopped and looked at the massive beast, about 50 yards away on the trail, hidden at first in the shadows of the tress. We watched him drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would. He got up on his feet and started walking then running towards us."
The story however took an unexpected happy turn at the hospital, where Whitehill proposed to Harris after saying he was planning to do it during the Park visit.
"Chris had planned a beautiful marriage proposal this week on a natural bridge but all three of us have been in the hospital since yesterday morning, and I won’t be able to leave any time soon," Harris wrote. "So my love got down on one knee beside my hospital bed last night and formally asked me to be his wife. Without any hesitation I said yes!"
The incident remains under investigation by Park officials, who say it's mating season for bison, and that they can be unpredictable.
Whitehill has set up a GoFundMe to help with Harris' medical costs."
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