Horror moment 1,800lb bison GORES hero man, 34, after he rescues child that was caught in beast's path | The Sun
DRAMATIC footage has captured the horror moment a bison gored a man after he rescued a child that was caught in the beast’s path.
A man, from Colorado, was with his family at Yellowstone National Park on Monday when the 1,800lb animal went on the rampage
The 34-year-old was walking on a boardwalk near the famous Old Faithful geyser at the time of the attack.
Dramatic video captured the bison charging toward the family, almost injuring a small child.
The man can be seen shielding the youngster from the animal as it went on the attack.
Park officials revealed in a statement that the man suffered an arm injury after being gored by the beast.
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He was taken to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Both the man and child can be seen frantically running to safety while other relatives watched.
The attack happened just days after Yellowstone reopened following the devastating floods that battered the national park.
Bison, which can weigh more than 2,000lb, are six feet tall and can run three times faster than humans.
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Park rangers warned: “Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild and can be dangerous when approached.
“When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give it space.”
Wildlife officials recommend tourists should stay around 25 yards away from large animals such as bison, moose, and elk.
It comes just weeks after a 25-year-old woman, from Grove City, Ohio, was gored by the massive mammal.
Park rangers said she threatened the beast when she got within 10 feet of it.
The bison pounced and tossed her in the air and she suffered a puncture wound.
In 2019, a beast charged at a nine-year-old girl, from Florida, while she was visiting Yellowstone and tossed her into the air.
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Footage of the ordeal was filmed by a witness and shared on social media where it has been viewed millions of times.
They claimed her family was petting the bison and invaded its personal space before it charged.
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