Arizona woman injured in Yellowstone bison attack says 'yes' to boyfriend's hospital proposal

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This video was captured in the mountains of Wyoming at the Yellowstone National Park. Friends, Marisa Yazbeck and Elena Edie were on *** road trip from California to Montana. But as they were driving through the snow covered area, this happened, *** small herd of bison charged their car. At first the encounter left driver Elena stunned, not knowing what to do my way to. Ok, just stay. But she was quickly calmed by passenger Marissa who continued to film. Even as the bison approached their vehicles, the family of bison continue forward, seemingly intent on colliding with the car. But at the last moment they veer off passing it. They continue on their way. The pair said that from the moment they entered Yellowstone, the change in flora and fauna was evident saying they enjoyed watching the animals from afar as they drove through the park. But after this close encounter, they were no longer hoping for another with the two jesting afterwards about just how different their responses were to the wildlife encounter. Hello. Hey, how you doing? It's ok. Just stay

An Arizona woman who suffered fractured vertebrae and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said “yes” to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.Video above: Yellowstone visitors capture moment their vehicle was charged by bison herdChris Whitehill said he planned to propose to Amber Harris during their vacation in the park this week, but after spending just one night there, an encounter with a bison upended those plans.The couple from the Phoenix area had walked to a lodge for some coffee Monday and decided to walk through a field to Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, Harris posted on Facebook the next day.They waited for some people and about 20 elk to leave the area before continuing. They also noticed two bison. They watched one “drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would,” she wrote. “He got up on his feet and started walking, then running toward us.”The bison “struck her head-on and she was airborne,” Whitehill told KPNX-TV in Phoenix. "I think she did one or two backflips in the air, and I was screaming and yelling trying to distract him. She landed pretty hard on her back.”Harris, 47, was airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she is recovering from seven fractured vertebrae, collapsed lungs and bruising.Whitehill “got down on one knee beside my hospital bed," Monday night, Harris wrote in a Facebook post that included a photo of the ring on her finger. “Without any hesitation I said yes!"Whitehill started a GoFundMe campaign for Harris' medical bills. In an update posted Thursday, he said Harris does not need surgery but does have to wear a back brace to keep her spine immobilized.The bison attack was the first in Yellowstone in just over a year, park officials said.

An Arizona woman who suffered fractured vertebrae and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said “yes” to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.

Video above: Yellowstone visitors capture moment their vehicle was charged by bison herd

Chris Whitehill said he planned to propose to Amber Harris during their vacation in the park this week, but after spending just one night there, an encounter with a bison upended those plans.

The couple from the Phoenix area had walked to a lodge for some coffee Monday and decided to walk through a field to Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, Harris posted on Facebook the next day.

They waited for some people and about 20 elk to leave the area before continuing. They also noticed two bison. They watched one “drop and roll in the dirt, like a dog would,” she wrote. “He got up on his feet and started walking, then running toward us.”

The bison “struck her head-on and she was airborne,” Whitehill told KPNX-TV in Phoenix. "I think she did one or two backflips in the air, and I was screaming and yelling trying to distract him. She landed pretty hard on her back.”

Harris, 47, was airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she is recovering from seven fractured vertebrae, collapsed lungs and bruising.

Whitehill “got down on one knee beside my hospital bed," Monday night, Harris wrote in a Facebook post that included a photo of the ring on her finger. “Without any hesitation I said yes!"

Whitehill started a GoFundMe campaign for Harris' medical bills. In an update posted Thursday, he said Harris does not need surgery but does have to wear a back brace to keep her spine immobilized.

The bison attack was the first in Yellowstone in just over a year, park officials said.

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