65岁的卡尔·麦克丹尼尔在黄石国家公园Bridge Bay营地遭野牛袭击并被抛起，导致多处骨折 [1]。事件发生于7月10日 [1][2]。
在病床上接受采访时，麦克丹尼尔描述了这场惊险经历。他表示野牛的移动速度远超想象 [2]，并强调"被野牛顶起并不是造成伤害的主要原因。是落地才成为了问题" [1]。他回忆野牛持续发动攻击，说道"它一直在来" [1]。
根据麦克丹尼尔的描述，野牛似乎在没有明显侵犯的情况下就突然锁定他为目标并发动攻击 [2]。
野牛的体型和速度使其成为危险的野生动物。这些动物时速可达35英里（56公里），高达6英尺（2米），体重最高可达2000磅（900公斤） [1]。黄石公园平均每年记录数起野牛袭击事件 [1]，2025年至少已有两人在公园内遭野牛袭击 [1]。
麦克丹尼尔在博兹曼卫生执业医疗中心接受治疗 [1]，其采访视频于周六发布在Instagram上 [1]。
Carl McDaniel, 65, was attacked and launched into the air by a bison on July 10 at Bridge Bay in Yellowstone National Park, sustaining multiple fractures [1][2]. Speaking from his hospital bed at Bozeman Health Deaconess Medical Center, McDaniel recounted the encounter, emphasizing that the initial impact from the animal was not the worst part of his ordeal [1].
"I didn't get bruises from him launching me in air. It was the landing that became the problem," McDaniel said [1]. He also noted the animal's extraordinary speed, remarking that "they move faster than you could ever imagine" [2]. According to McDaniel, the bison "just kept coming" as it attacked [1].
Bison can reach speeds of up to 35 miles per hour and stand as tall as 6 feet, with some weighing as much as 2,000 pounds [1]. Despite their massive size, the animals proved far more agile than McDaniel had anticipated. An interview video with McDaniel was published on Instagram on Saturday [1].
Yellowstone National Park typically records several bison attacks annually [1]. McDaniel's incident marks at least the second reported bison attack on a park visitor in 2025 [1].