Watch The Wild Moment A Yellowstone Bison Sends Grandfather Flying

A bison charged and launched a tourist eight feet into the air at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming this past weekend in a shocking incident that was caught on camera.

The tourist, who was later identified as Carl Isom-McDaniel, suffered multiple broken bones near Yellowstone Lake while visiting the renowned park with his grandson. Professional photographer Mike MacLeod captured the scary incident as he was at the park to record “dramatic footage” of the animal’s behavior, as he told Cowboy State Daily.

At the beginning of the video, Isom-McDaniel and his grandson are seen taking photos of the bison laying in the grass before the animal starts rolling around in the dirt, prompting the grandfather and his grandchild to begin walking away.

The bull bison then stood up and ran toward a white pickup truck that is passing by, seemingly distracting the animal for a few moments. The massive animal then directed its attention back toward the grandfather and his grandson, who were hiding behind a nearby crowd of trees. The grandson was able to evade the bison, but Isom-McDaniel was not as lucky.

Isom-McDaniel was chased in a circle around the grouping of trees before the bison caught up to him, throwing him eight feet into the air before he landed on his leg and hip, as seen in the video. MacLeod then stopped recording and ran to the assistance of Isom-McDaniel with other bystanders.

“One guy held his hand. Another guy pulled security on the outside to make sure that the bison didn’t come back,” MacLeod said. “A gal in the car was on the phone with 911, and another gal did a blood sweep, but we couldn’t find any blood.”

Moments before Isom-McDaniel was launched, MacLeod told the New York Times that the bull charged a group of teenagers and scared other visitors the same day.

According to MacLeod, neither Isom-McDaniel nor his grandson provoked the animal in any way to trigger the charging of the animal. The cause of the attack can possibly be pointed to what National Park Service refers to as “the rut,” the term for the bull’s mating season that occurs from June through September, with most of the activity occurring during July and August.

During their mating period, bull bison display high amounts of aggression. This is shown by attacks and “wallowing” which is when the animal rolls around the dirt, as seen in the video. The bison also lifted his tail, giving the tourists and bystanders a warning that it was agitated.

Isom-McDaniel is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries and was even making jokes after the event, MacLeod said.