A wild video captured a rampaging bison striking down a tourist in a Polish forest — and refusing to let the man stand up.
The man was only 20 feet away from the bison in Poland’s Białowieża Forest last Monday when the ginormous animal suddenly charged at him and knocked him to the ground, local outlet TVP World reported.
Footage posted to social media then captured the monster terrifyingly standing over the unidentified tourist as he lay on the ground.
When the man attempts to stand again, the hulking wild animal quickly swipes at him and shoves him to the ground once again, the clip shows.
Nature photographer Grzegorz Ryński, who recorded the harrowing encounter, shouted at the tourist not to move before using his car to separate him from the bison, the outlet reported.
Ryński slowly drove toward the animal, with the car door ajar so the man could get inside.
However, the tourist appeared to be in shock and tried to flee the bison on foot, forcing the photographer to slowly reverse alongside him until they were far enough away.
“We shouldn’t blame the bison. The man was actually very lucky because this particular animal was quite calm. There are much more aggressive individuals,” Ryński told a broadcaster, TVN24, per the outlet.
Ryński’s wife, Aneta, who also saw the takedown, said the tourist had a deep gash on his calf and was badly bruised and needed to be taken to the hospital for treatment.
“A bison is a wild animal. If a person gets too close, the animal may feel threatened and attack,” she said.
The famed forest, located on Poland’s border with Belarus, is a refuge for roughly 1,176 free-range European bison.
In July, Grandpa Carl Isom-McDaniel was tossed 8 feet in the air by a bison in a viral attack at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Parkgoers are urged to keep their distance to avoid being attacked by the powerful, dangerous animals that can weigh up to 2,000 pounds.
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