(CNN) — A 72-year-old California woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park , a news release from the park said. The woman approached the bison to take a picture and got within 10 feet of it multiple times before it gored her on June 25, according to the release. The news release said the woman approached the bison several times near her campsite at Bridge Bay Campground in northwest Wyoming before the bison charged. Related content A woman suffers burns after illegally entering Yellowstone National Park, park officials say"The series of events that led to the goring suggest the bison was threatened by being repeatedly approached to within 10 feet," Yellowstone's senior bison biologist Chris Geremia said in the release. The attack serves as a reminder that "wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild," the release said.

Source: CNN June 30, 2020 06:56 UTC