Bison throws tourist 8 feet at Yellowstone campground

A tourist was seriously injured after a bull bison charged and launched him roughly eight feet into the air at Yellowstone National Park’s Bridge Bay Campground on Friday, July 10, 2026. The dramatic attack, captured on video by professional photographer Mike MacLeod, occurred as the man was walking with his grandson during the evening.

According to MacLeod, who was camping nearby, the bison entered the campground already agitated. The animal first charged toward a group of children who were photographing it from a distance with cellphones, causing them to scatter. It then turned its attention to a passing pickup truck before redirecting its aggression toward the grandfather and grandson, who had retreated behind a grove of trees as a precaution. The grandson escaped unharmed, but the bison pursued the older man around the trees.

The video shows the bison, described as at least six feet tall, hooking the man with its left horn near his hip and tossing him into the air. MacLeod said the victim performed a full flip before landing on his side. After the man crashed to the ground, the bison stood over him, shaking its head. Fearing a second attack, MacLeod stopped recording and,...