Yellowstone National Park has recorded the year’s first violent encounter between a visitor and bison, just weeks into the busy summer season.

A Florida man was gored by a bison after coming too close to the animal in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Wednesday.

A Yellowstone National Park tourist was gored by a bison when he came too close to the animal, according to officials. The 47-year-old man from Cape Coral, Fla., was hooked by the bison’s horns and lifted Sunday but escaped with only minor injuries,