Young woman gored by Bison - why are people so stupid?

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Anonymous wrote:9 people also died doing water sports over the holiday weekend (and that's just the major headline news) - respectively 3 parasailing in FL, 5 went over a waterfall in VA, 1 motorboating somewhere.

I consider all risky propositions stupid.

I heard about the 2 who were lost going over a dam in Virginia (out of a group of 12) - are you referring to them or others?

Oh you're right - the 10 others were recovered/made it to shore after going over this.

I don’t get it. They were boating/tubing in the reservoir created by the dam, but the water level was higher then normal so was essentially flooding over?

Wouldn’t there be warning about that?

It's a low head dam. That's a known danger. Don't play around dams seems like common sense.

the outfitting company that probably rented them the gear is to blame.

[Anonymous]

I feel bad for her family but cmon she has to be smarter than that. There are signs plastered all over there for a reason.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In Yellowstone, I think you're lulled into a false sense of safety. Most of the bison stand around like cows. They're not kept separate from people. And if the lady was on the boardwalk, it's because you have to be careful around the hot springs, which are also very dangerous.

If they know these loose bison and hot springs are dangerous, shouldn’t they DO something about them!?

Ummm, okay.

I wonder if she was tossed and fell into a thermal feature!! Talk about adding insult to injury. You can lose your skin in an instant, down to the bone, in one of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:In Yellowstone, I think you're lulled into a false sense of safety. Most of the bison stand around like cows. They're not kept separate from people. And if the lady was on the boardwalk, it's because you have to be careful around the hot springs, which are also very dangerous.

If they know these loose bison and hot springs are dangerous, shouldn’t they DO something about them!?

Ummm, okay.

I wonder if she was tossed and fell into a thermal feature!! Talk about adding insult to injury. You can lose your skin in an instant, down to the bone, in one of those.

That's pretty morbid. We'll all die one day. It is darkly funny when people die in bizarre ways. I remember hearing about a person who died in a hammock when one of the trees it was tied to fell on them. It's horrible, but kinda funny. No disrespect meant. I hope when I die, the circumstances might be funny and my dh will have to withhold laughter as he relates the story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In Yellowstone, I think you're lulled into a false sense of safety. Most of the bison stand around like cows. They're not kept separate from people. And if the lady was on the boardwalk, it's because you have to be careful around the hot springs, which are also very dangerous.

If they know these loose bison and hot springs are dangerous, shouldn’t they DO something about them!?

Are you kidding? You have to be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In Yellowstone, I think you're lulled into a false sense of safety. Most of the bison stand around like cows. They're not kept separate from people. And if the lady was on the boardwalk, it's because you have to be careful around the hot springs, which are also very dangerous.

If they know these loose bison and hot springs are dangerous, shouldn’t they DO something about them!?

I think you're joking, but, if you aren't, you should totally do a yelp review of the park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:9 people also died doing water sports over the holiday weekend (and that's just the major headline news) - respectively 3 parasailing in FL, 5 went over a waterfall in VA, 1 motorboating somewhere.

I consider all risky propositions stupid.

I heard about the 2 who were lost going over a dam in Virginia (out of a group of 12) - are you referring to them or others?

Oh you're right - the 10 others were recovered/made it to shore after going over this.

I don’t get it. They were boating/tubing in the reservoir created by the dam, but the water level was higher then normal so was essentially flooding over?

Wouldn’t there be warning about that?

It's a low head dam. That's a known danger. Don't play around dams seems like common sense.

Many don't understand the water dynamics happening on the other side of the damn. The water churns like a tornado on its side and can trap things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In Yellowstone, I think you're lulled into a false sense of safety. Most of the bison stand around like cows. They're not kept separate from people. And if the lady was on the boardwalk, it's because you have to be careful around the hot springs, which are also very dangerous.

If they know these loose bison and hot springs are dangerous, shouldn’t they DO something about them!?

I think you're joking, but, if you aren't, you should totally do a yelp review of the park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:9 people also died doing water sports over the holiday weekend (and that's just the major headline news) - respectively 3 parasailing in FL, 5 went over a waterfall in VA, 1 motorboating somewhere.

I consider all risky propositions stupid.

I heard about the 2 who were lost going over a dam in Virginia (out of a group of 12) - are you referring to them or others?

Oh you're right - the 10 others were recovered/made it to shore after going over this.

I don’t get it. They were boating/tubing in the reservoir created by the dam, but the water level was higher then normal so was essentially flooding over?

Wouldn’t there be warning about that?

It's a low head dam. That's a known danger. Don't play around dams seems like common sense.

the outfitting company that probably rented them the gear is to blame.

You need to read the articles referenced above by Mike Row. When people accept responsibility for their own safety, everyone stays much safer. There were many rescues on the water that day but they had a plan to stick to... There is another book about how people in groups make the worst decisions. Groups of people can be dangerous because the lowest iq individual who is assertive often rules. Suspension of disbelief causes people to see a dangerous situation in front of them and ignore it. There was a famous fire in the London tube and people were coming up out of the station on fire and smoke was billowing out, but people proceeded to head down in to the station into the fire because they had some place to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hard to feel sorry for her but I do feel sorry for loved one left behind.

+1

[Anonymous]

I've done plenty of stupid things in my life and I've been lucky enough to survive. She wasn't lucky.

Those of you who laugh at her either lack empathy, have led very boring lives, or both.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I spend a lot of time exploring the Wichita Mountains, around plenty of buffalo and longhorn cattle, and they respect you if you respect them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In Yellowstone, I think you're lulled into a false sense of safety. Most of the bison stand around like cows. They're not kept separate from people. And if the lady was on the boardwalk, it's because you have to be careful around the hot springs, which are also very dangerous.

If they know these loose bison and hot springs are dangerous, shouldn’t they DO something about them!?

I think you're joking, but, if you aren't, you should totally do a yelp review of the park.

DP. We could just close the park. How many lives have to be lost to this park? Zero seems acceptable. There is no benefit to keeping the park open.

[Anonymous]

Where does it say that bison woman has died?