Crime & Safety

Bison Attacks Minnesota Woman In Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Park officials reported she was in serious but stable condition after suffering "significant injuries to her abdomen and foot."

(Celeste Wetzel/Patch)

July 19, 2023

A bison severely injured a Minnesota woman on Saturday in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Park officials reported she was in serious but stable condition after suffering "significant injuries to her abdomen and foot."

The woman was taken to a Fargo hospital after being transported by ambulance to a hospital in Dickinson, about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) east of Painted Canyon, a colorful Badlands vista popular with motorists, where she was injured at a trailhead.

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