Bison leaves national park visitor ‘severely injured’ in North Dakota, officials say

A bison “severely injured” a woman visiting a national park from out of state, authorities said. The Minnesota woman was at Painted Canyon in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Saturday, July 15, when she encountered the wild animal, according to a July 18 news release from the National Park Service. Staff at the North Dakota national park were notified at about 11 a.m. Park rangers and local authorities responded to Painted Canyon Trailhead, where they found the visitor with “significant injuries to her abdomen and foot,” according to the release....