Yellowstone Bison Tosses Man 8 Feet, Breaking Bones at Bridge Bay Campground
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 12
Yellowstone Bison Tosses Man 8 Feet, Breaking Bones at Bridge Bay Campground
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 12
Summary
Friday’s attack at Yellowstone’s Bridge Bay Campground left Carl Isom-McDaniel with multiple broken bones after a bull bison hooked him as he ran and hurled him about eight feet.
Video shot around 8:30 p.m. showed the visibly agitated animal roaming through campers near Yellowstone Lake and charging other groups before turning on him.
Photographer Mike MacLeod said people had been keeping their distance, but the bull was likely in a testosterone-fueled rut-season surge as mating season begins.
The incident was Yellowstone’s second reported bison-on-human encounter of 2026, underscoring the danger of bulls during the park’s annual summer rut.