Woman, 71, attacked by bison at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

Her injuries are non-life threatening
A Bison at Yellowstone National Park
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Sami Quadri1 July 2022

A woman has become the second person in just three days to be attacked by a bison at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

The wild animal gored the 71-year-old woman as she returned to her car.

She has been taken to hospital. Her injuries are non-life threatening.

It comes after footage emerged online showing a bison hurling a 34-year-old man from Pennsylvania several foot into the air on Tuesday.

He was later treated at a nearby hospital in Idaho after sustaining an arm injury, officials said.

In May, a woman was left seriously injured after a bison tossed her 10 ft in the air at Yellowstone National Park.

The 25-year-old woman, from Ohio, was gored after she approached within three metres of the animal.

She was attacked after she walked toward the animal as it approached a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, a grouping of geothermal hot springs in the northwest corner of Wyoming.

The National Park Service warns visitors to Yellowstone to stay at least 75 ft away from bison and other large animals at all times.

"Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild and can be dangerous when approached," officials said in a statement.

The woman was not identified by the National Park Service.

Officials said she suffered puncture wounds and other injuries.

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