Bison hits girl and sends her flying in air at Yellowstone National Park. Disturbing video goes viral
The girl, from Odessa, Florida, was in a group of roughly 50 people who were standing near the bison, when the animal suddenly started charging in her direction and sent her flying in the air.
A frightening video of a 9-year-old getting flipped into the air by a bison in Yellowstone National Park is going viral online.
The girl, from Odessa, Florida, was in a group of roughly 50 people who were standing near the bison, when the animal suddenly started charging in her direction.
The incident which was captured in a viral video has left Twitter totally horrified and was shot near the Old Faithful Geyser area.
According to Reuters, the group of people was standing near the bison for almost 20 minutes after which the bison suddenly started running towards them.
The video of the girl was tweeted by a user @Nicole_Emmett, with the caption, "Things escalated quickly when a bison spotted this 9-year-old girl at Yellowstone National Park. Luckily, she's OK! (Her parents are the ones running away in the background, according to the witness who shot this video)."
In the video, the girl’s parents almost manage to miss the bison’s attack, but the girl got in its way, after which it struck her with its horns and threw her into the air.
The girl survived the horrifying incident and was released after being treated at the Old Faithful Lodge, reports said.