83-year-old woman gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.– An 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

The Greenville, South Carolina, woman was near the Storm Point Trail near Yellowstone Lake on Saturday when the bison lifted her about a foot off the ground with its horns, park officials said in a statement.

The woman suffered serious injuries and was taken to a medical clinic in the park and then flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

No other information was released about the woman or her condition.

Officials said the bison was defending its space. The attack is under investigation.

Yellowstone requires people to keep at least 75 feet away from all large animals, including bison, elk, deer and elk, and at least 300 feet away from bears and wolves.

A bison pierced and significant injured an Arizona woman in the park in 2023. Bison two people injured in the park in 2022.