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.

According to the National Park Service, the man was attacked after getting too close to the large animal in the Lake Village area of the park.