Bison Gore, 71-year-old woman in Yellowstone's second attack this week

On Wednesday, a visitor was attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. This was the second such attack in the park in three days. 

A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, accidentally turns into an animal when she and her daughter return to the car after hiking near the central lake in the park. It is reported that it is approaching. National Park Service. The bull or male bison was subsequently charged.

The woman was taken to a hospital in Cody, Wyoming, she was about 50 miles away, and she was treated for a life-threatening injury, NPS said. This attack is not the first time this season. 

On Monday, an amazing video footage rushed into a Yellowstone visitor and then captured the going bison. It was. The attack occurred when a 34-year-old man and his family in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were walking along the promenade near the giant Yellowstone geyser in Old Faithful, the park's most popular tourist destination. I did. The footage showed a man moving a small child away from a bison before the animal rushed and threw it into the air. 

An NPS officialsaid a man was treated for an arm injury at a hospital nearIdaho.

The third attack occurred on the last day of May. A record flood oftemporarily closed Yellowstone earlier this month. The incident involved a 25-year-old woman from Ohio. The woman is reportedlytoo close to Bison near another promenade north of Old Faithful. 

She suffered her puncture wounds and other injuries after her bison threw her about 10 feet into the air.

According to the NPS, all three incidents are under investigation. Authorities emphasized in statements that visitors must be at least 75 feet away from all bison to reduce the risk of attack. The bull bison can grow to 6 feet tall and weigh2,000 pounds, similar to the one that hit tourists.

NPS also announced on Thursdaythat part of the park's north loop will be reopened to visitors on July 2, a few weeks after authorities closed the park area due to floods. Did. Authorities have also dealt with flood damage and will suspend the alternate license plate system implemented to limit the number of people in the park. With the change, 93% of the park roads will be opened.