Bison injures woman posing for selfie at Yellowstone



American Bison (also known as Buffalo) join the morning commute on Highway 89 at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 1, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON



YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials are warning tourists to keep their distance after a bison flipped a woman into the air as she posed for a selfie with the massive beast.

The dangerous encounter was the fifth run-in between park-goers and buffalo at the park this year.

Park officials say the 43-year-old Mississippi woman turned her back on the animal Tuesday evening to get a photo with it on a trail near Old Faithful.

She and her daughter were about 6 yards away when it came at them.

They tried to run, but the bison caught the woman and tossed her with its head.

The woman's family drove her to a nearby clinic where she was treated and released.

Yellowstone prohibits people from getting within 25 yards of bison.