Yellowstone tourist ignores warning signs, walks off boardwalk, dies in hot spring [View all]

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and I have zero sympathy, except for the park rangers who will have to put themselves at risk trying to recover his body. Too bad there wasn't a gorilla to blame.

http://buckrail.com/189908353189675008/a-yellowstone-national-park-visitor-presumed-dead-after-falling-into-hot-spring

Yellowstone) - A person is believed to be dead after a witness saw him fall into a hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.
According to a Yellowstone National Parks Service news release sent out at 6:30 p.m. this evening, here is what we know at this time:

A witness reported that a man in his early 20's walked off the boardwalk and fell into a hot spring.
At this time, rangers are treating this incident as a probable fatality because the victim has not been located.
Rangers are using extreme caution as they respond given the hazards of the thermal area.
The location of the incident is approximately 225 yards off the boardwalk.
The Norris Geyser Basin is currently closed.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be available this evening.

Yellowstone National Park will provide information as it is available tomorrow. For more information on safety around thermal features, refer to go.nps.gov/yellsafety.