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A bison tossed a Yellowstone tourist 8 feet in the air

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 12, 2026
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Stephen Pribut / CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

A man walking with his grandson at Yellowstone’s Bridge Bay Campground was hurled about eight feet into the air by a bull bison on July 10, Cowboy State Daily reports. The two believed they were keeping a safe distance — more than 100 yards — when a passing white pickup truck spooked the animal into charg…

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