As Bison Charged, Woman Tripped - Montana woman escapes 'without a scratch' after playing dead

[Keth]

11. Whew.

I'm glad she is okay. Playing dead was the smart thing to do, unlike getting too close for a photo.

I love nature and especially photographing animals in the wild. However, there is a reason I have an ultra zoom lens. When we were in the Rockies last summer, we came across a moose and her calf headed to the lake to drink. A park ranger told everyone to stay back and not to interfere with the two, as the mother would do anything necessary to protect her baby. Of course, a few folks ignored his warning and tried to get close to snap photos. Fortunately, nothing went wrong. Still, things that make you go hmmm..

People are interesting. We also went to the Grand Canyon last summer and a few weeks before we arrived a woman fell to her death because she was trying to get a selfie of her leaning over the canyon.

While we were at the Grand, we notice many folk ignoring the signs and climbing over the fenced areas to get closer views. I looked at my sister and we just shook our heads. The risks people take.