A bison dragged a woman off a road in a South Dakota state park after she got too close to the animal's calf while taking pictures
Aug 14, 2020, 22:58 IST
- A bison wounded a woman in an attack at Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota on Wednesday.
- The Custer County Sheriff's Office told the Associated Press that the adult bison attacked the 54-year-old woman from Iowa after the woman got too close to a bison calf.
- The woman was part of a group of motorcyclists who found the state park road blocked by bison.
- Video from the incident shows that some of the motorcyclists got off their bikes to take pictures, including the woman who was attacked.
- Custer State Park's visitor services manager Kobee Stalder told AP that when the bison charged at the woman, he grabbed her belt and jeans and swung her around in circles.
- The bison violently ripped off the woman's pants, then ran away.
- The woman survived the attack and was taken to a nearby hospital with pelvic area injuries. Her current condition is unknown.
- Days before the attack, the sheriff's office issued a warning telling people not to get too close to animals, including bison.
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The attack can be seen here:
A bystander caught the entire attack in a series of videos:
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