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Man thrown eight feet by Yellowstone bison breaks femur
A 65-year-old visitor sustained a broken femur after a bison at Yellowstone National Park threw him eight feet into the air. He spoke from his hospital bed about the July 10 incident at Bridge Bay Campground.
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A 65-year-old man from Kendall, Washington, was thrown eight feet into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park on July 10 and broke his femur in four places. Carl Isom-McDaniel said he and his 13-year-old grandson stopped to photograph the animal during an evening walk at the Bridge Bay Campground in Wyoming. He stated the bison showed no initial signs of aggression before charging.
update Isom-McDaniel posted a video from his hospital bed at Bozeman Health in Montana, where he underwent surgery. He said he first moved his grandson out of the way and then tried to escape by running among trees. The bison caught him after he left cover.
"He just kept coming and he was more aggressive and as soon as he got off that tree he launched me in the air," he said. Isom-McDaniel added that the impact from landing caused the injury. He noted the animal could have caused more severe harm while he was on the ground.
Park officials confirmed no action would be taken against the bison. The National Park Service advises visitors to stay at least 75 feet from bison, which can run three times faster than humans.
