Bison attacks grandfather at Yellowstone National Park's Bridge Bay Campground
Carl McDaniel (also identified as Carl Isom-McDaniel), 65, was attacked by a bull bison on Friday evening, July 11, 2026, at Bridge Bay Campground in Yellowstone National Park while walking with his 13-year-old grandson. The bison charged and tossed him into the air, resulting in a broken femur in four places near his hip; he underwent surgery and was recovering. Photographer Mike MacLeod captured the incident on video and intervened to scare off the bison.
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Divergence score
6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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CNN
Grandfather recovering from surgery after bison attack at Yellowstone sent him flying
victim-centered narrative with recovery focus · neutral
Breitbart
Yellowstone: Agitated Bison Throws Man Eight Feet in the Air, Seriously Injuring Him
dramatic witness account, bison aggression focus · negative
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- ABC News+15.5 h
- CNN+16.2 h
- Daily Wire+18.9 h
- BBC+23.1 h
- NY Post+24.3 h
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The split, in one line
Most outlets deliver the same wire-level facts; CNN leads with the victim's own account and recovery details, BBC adds mating season science, while Breitbart focuses on the bison charging everything in sight and NY Post leads with his surprising message for the animal.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Grandfather recovering from surgery after bison attack at Yellowstone sent him flying”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Grandfather tossed in the air by Yellowstone bison comes out of surgery — with a surprising message for the animal”NYP NY Post RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Bison rams grandfather in Yellowstone Park, knocking him metres into the air” · BBC
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CNNCNN Grandfather recovering from surgery after bison attack at Yellowstone sent him flying 60d ago RIGHT3
BBreitbart Yellowstone: Agitated Bison Throws Man Eight Feet in the Air, Seriously Injuring Him 61d ago DWDaily Wire Watch The Wild Moment A Yellowstone Bison Sends Grandfather Flying 60d ago NYPNY Post Grandfather tossed in the air by Yellowstone bison comes out of surgery — with a surprising message for the animal 60d ago 8 tracked claims across 6 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
A passing truck driver honked his horn, which appeared to agitate the bison and trigger the charge
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