IDAHO — The woman gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) on Monday has provided updates on her condition, as well as sharing the happy news of her engagement.
Amber Harris told the story of her bison run-in on Facebook.
“We stopped and looked at the massive beast, about 50 yards away on the trail, hidden at first in the shadows of the trees,” she wrote. “We watched [the bison] drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would. He got up on his feet and started walking then running towards us. I was carried out of the field on a stretcher to an ambulance and then transferred to a helicopter for a life flight to Idaho.”
“I sustained 7 spine fractures, bilateral collapsed lungs and bruising all over,” Harris added.
Harris also shared that there has been a silver lining to her predicament. Her romantic partner Chris Whitehill, who was with her during the bison incident, popped the question at the hospital.
“Chris had planned a beautiful marriage proposal this week on a natural bridge but all thee [sic] of us have been in the hospital since yesterday morning and I won’t be able to leave any time soon,” Harris wrote. “So my love got down on one knee beside my hospital bed last night and formally asked me to be his wife [heart emoji]. Without any hesitation I said yes!”
Whitehall wrote about the status of Harris’s recovery on a GoFundMe page. “While no surgery is needed, she does have to wear a back brace to keep her spine immobilized.”
