A bison attacked a tourist earlier this week in Yellowstone National Park after the man got too close. The incident occurred on May 4 in the Lake Village area of the park near popular attractions such as Yellowstone Lake and the Old Faithful geyser.

A tourist from Florida was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park, officials said. The incident happened at about 3:15 p.m. May 4 in the Lake Village area, the National Park Service said in a May 7 news release. The 47-year-old man from Cape Coral got too close to the wild animal, and it attacked him, officials said.

In a news release, the National Park Service (NPS) said its rangers were notified that a man had fallen during a hike on the primitive section of the Windows Loop trail on Tuesday, May 6, adding that bystanders administered CPR before authorities arrived at the scene.