DEATH ZONE

Inside Yellowstone National Park’s most terrifying unsolved mysteries and gruesome deaths after woman killed by a bison

A WOMAN was brutally killed by a bison on Monday at Yellowstone National Park which has no shortage of terrifying unsolved mysteries and gruesome deaths.

Park Rangers said the 25-year-old Ohio woman "threatened" the animal by getting too close, prompting it to attack.

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 walked near a boardwalk, the woman got closer and the bison attacked her, tossing her 10 feet in the air, officials said.

The 25-year-old suffered a puncture wound and other injuries.

She was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where she died of her injuries.

Park Rangers have warned folks visiting Yellowstone National Park about the dangers of approaching wild animals.

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"Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild and can be dangerous when approached. When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give it space," Rangers said.

This incident comes after a long history of chilling events inside the famous national park.

MIKE PETERSEN'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH

Mike Petersen decided to go solo-hiking in the park on June 4, 2017.

His wife Bonny dropped him off at the trailhead that morning, and he called her throughout the day whenever he picked up cell service.

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On that day, he was wearing a bright orange vest and waders and was carrying a gun, reported.

Mike had spent a fair amount of time in the West Yellowstone area in the past four months.

Bonny planned to pick him up at the trailhead around 6pm that night, but he never showed.

She waited and searched around the trailhead until 7.20pm when she heard four gunshots in the woods which she thought was a signal from her husband.

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