(Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - A 9-year-old girl is recovered after a bison charged her and tossed her into the air at Yellowstone National Park.
A release from Yellowstone says the incident occurred on Monday afternoon near the Observation Point Trail in the Old Faithful Geyser area.
A witness told officials about 50 people were about 5 to 10 feet away from the bull bison before it charged the group.
A video, taken by a witness, shows the girl being hurled into the air before landing.
"The girl was taken to the Old Faithful Lodge by her family where she was assessed and treated by a park emergency medical providers, and later taken to and released from the Old Faithful Clinic."
The incident is still being investigated and no citations have been issued.
The woman who took the video, @haileyydayton on Twitter, removed it from her feed Wednesday morning after there was a flood of negative comments directed toward the girl.
"Due to the abundance of cruel and inconsiderate comments that this young girl would most likely see, I am deleting the video of the Bison. This was meant to show awareness of what can happen when not properly respecting the life you are around. This behavior is unsat."
Due to the abundance of cruel and inconsiderate comments that this young girl would most likely see, I am deleting the video of the Bison. This was meant to show awareness of what can happen when not properly respecting the life you are around. This behavior is unsat.
— hails (@haileyydayton) July 24, 2019Yellowstone reminds visitors to respect the wild animals that live there and to stay at least 25 yards away from larger animals and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
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