‘He Just Kept Coming’: Yellowstone Bison Victim Describes Terrifying Attack
Photographer Mike MacLeod later visited Carl McDonald after the attack, and Yellowstone officials said the bison was not euthanized.
- On July 10, a bison at Yellowstone National Park's Bridge Bay Campground charged 65-year-old Carl McDaniel, tossing him into the air during an after-dinner walk with his grandson.
- Park officials noted the incident occurred during the bison rut season, when bulls become unpredictable and aggressive while competing for mates; Yellowstone requires visitors maintain a minimum 25-yard distance from wildlife.
- Professional photographer Mike MacLeod captured the encounter on video, which went viral on social media, reporting the bull had previously charged other campers before targeting McDaniel and his grandson.
- McDaniel underwent successful surgery at Bozeman Health Deaconess Medical Center to repair a broken femur. "He had an operation, and it was successful," said MacLeod.
- Recovering from the attack, McDaniel maintains a positive outlook and has become friends with MacLeod, who noted the grandfather "thinks all the memes coming out about him are hilarious.
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Hero grandpa ferociously attacked by bison in viral video reveals the split-second decision that 'saved grandson's life'
A Washington state grandfather was recently launched roughly eight feet in the air by a charging bison at Yellowstone National Park. The man survived the terrifying ordeal and is now telling his harrowing story from a hospital bed after suffering a brutal injury. Carl Isom-McDaniel, 65, was walking with his 13-year-old grandson just after dinner on July 10 at Bridge Bay Campground near Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming. The pair stopped to take photos…
The 65-year-old man who was attacked by a bison at Yellowstone National Park tells of his experience from his hospital bed.
‘He just kept coming’: Yellowstone bison victim describes terrifying attack
Carl McDaniel, 65, suffered multiple bone fractures in the now-viral bison attack at Yellowstone National Park but lived to tell the tale. “They move faster than you could ever imagine.”
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