Woman tries to take selfie with bison, gets flipped into air

The woman and her daughter were by the trailhead sign when they decided to take a picture with a bison that was approximately 6 yards away from them near the trail. While her daughter was able to run away in time, the Mississippi native was snagged by the bison’s horns and tossed upward into the air.

This particular selfie fan was still lucky her injuries weren’t severe.

Yet the message is clearly not getting through to some individuals who flock to a park that spans more than 3,400 square miles (8,800 sq km) of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.

In each of these instances, the victim was only attacked after deciding to get within several feet of a several hundred kilogram animal. Thankfully, she was not seriously injured, and chances are her pride would have been the biggest casualty after she was released from the Old Faithful Clinic with minor injuries.

Speaking to the Grand Forks Herald, Colleen Rawlings, Old Faithful district ranger, said: “The family said they read the warnings in both the park literature and the signage, but saw other people close to the bison, so they thought it would be OK”.

“I remember when he hit me, and i thought there’s going to be more-he’s fixing to trample me”, Brandi Burgess explained.

“I was very fortunate my daddy was there and that god was watching over us”, Burgess said.

She was the fifth Yellowstone visitor since May to be gored by one of the park’s popular bison, which can weigh as much as a ton, and the third tourist seeking to take a picture of a buffalo while crowding too close. Vacationers are taking selfie after selfie with wild animals.

Four of the five goring incidents required hospitalization and advanced medical care, Bartlett said.

This is the fifth attack by a bison this year in Yellowstone, a somewhat high figure that’s being attributed to increased attendance as well as visitors simply not following the park’s rules about interacting with wildlife.