See it: Yellowstone bison rampages through campground, tossing grandfather 8 feet in the air
While the National Park has yet to release a statement on the incident, local news outlets have identified the victim as 65-year-old Carl Isom-McDaniel of Washington state.
See it: Enraged Yellowstone bison launches grandfather feet into the air
Video captures the horrifying moment a Yellowstone bison rampages through the Bridge Bay Campground, catapulting 65-year-old grandfather feet into the air. Reports indicate the man suffered multiple broken bones and is recovering in the hospital.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A terrifying wildlife encounter has left a grandfather hospitalized after being charged by a bison and tossed feet into the air at Yellowstone National Park on Friday evening.
The horrifying incident was caught on camera by Mike MacLeod, a professional photographer who happened to be camping at the Bridge Bay Campground at the time.
Bison charges for cluster of trees where the pair hid (Newsflare)
His footage captured the exact moment the massive animal—which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds—unexpectedly charged.
CHILD HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING INJURED BY BISON IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
While the National Park has yet to release a statement on the incident, local news outlets have identified the victim as 65-year-old Carl Isom-McDaniel of Washington state.
65-year-old Carl Isom-McDaniel and his grandson are seen filming the bison before it charges (Newsflare)
Isom-McDaniel was reportedly at the park with his grandson. At a safe distance, they both began taking pictures of the bison.
Video shows the pair walking away behind a cluster of trees as soon as they see the bison start to stand up.
Moments later, a white truck passes and the bison immediately begins charging toward the cluster of trees where the two were hiding.
Footage shows Isom-McDaniel trying to escape (Newsflare)
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The disturbing footage shows Isom-McDaniel desperately trying to escape, but the bison quickly catches up to him, hooking the man with its left horn and launching him what looks like roughly eight feet into the air.
Enraged bison catapults 65-year-old grandfather feet into the air. (Newsflare)
MacLeod told reporters that he and several other bystanders immediately rushed toward the aggressive animal, shouting and hazing the bison until it finally backed away from the victim.
Reports indicate that Isom-McDaniel suffered multiple broken bones and is recovering in the hospital.