A woman got proposed to in the hospital after she was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park

• Amber Harris was supposed to get engaged at Yellowstone National Park, as she shared on Facebook.
• But on Monday, she was gored by a bison and ended up with a fractured spine and collapsed lung.

A woman was proposed to in the hospital after a bison attacked her at Yellowstone National Park.

Amber Harris, 47, visited Yellowstone with her partner Chris Whitehill and daughter Rylee Eckblad this week, as Harris shared on Facebook, adding that they had been planning a trip to the park for nearly a year.

On Monday, Harris, Whitehill, and Eckblad took a walk through a field with the intent of going to Yellowstone Lake, according to Harris' Facebook post.

But as they were walking through the field, they saw two bison. One was on the path they were walking, and it was about 50 yards from them, according to Harris.

"We watched him drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would. He got up on his feet and started walking then running towards us," she wrote.

Harris tried to turn away from the animal, but she was charged at and attacked by the bison, as Yellowstone National Park confirmed in a press release.

"The woman sustained significant injuries to her chest and abdomen and was transported by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center," the release said.

"It is unknown how close the individuals were to the bison when it charged. This incident remains under investigation," it went on to say.

Harris shared in the same Facebook post that she ended up with seven spinal fractures, bruising all over her body, and a collapsed lung.

"Glory to God all my vital organs look good," she said.

As it turned out, the bison attack didn't just disrupt the vacation; it also disrupted Whitehill's proposal. As Harris shared in her post, Whitehill had planned to propose on the trip, but he ended up asking her to marry him at the hospital after the incident, as Harris will be there for some time as she recovers.

"My love got down on one knee beside my hospital bed last night and formally asked me to be his wife," she wrote on Facebook. "Without any hesitation I said yes!"

As Insider previously reported, Harris is not the only tourist who was attacked by a bison at a national park within the last week.

On Saturday, another woman sustained injuries to her abdomen and foot after a run-in with a bison at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

In its press release about the incident involving Harris, Yellowstone warned against approaching wildlife in its parks, particularly bison in the summer.

"During mating season (rut) from mid-July through mid-August, bison can become agitated more quickly," the release said. "Use extra caution and give them additional space during this time."

"Bison are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans," the release also said.

Harris did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.