| Title | Yellowstone Park Accident Victim Dissolved in Boiling Acidic Pool | |
| Date | Thursday November 17 2016, @08:20PM | |
| Author | Snow | |
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| from the please-stay-on-the-trails dept. | ||
The remains of a man who died in a hot spring accident in Yellowstone National Park were dissolved before they could be recovered. [...]According to the incident report, Mr Scott and his sister, Sable Scott, left the defined boardwalk area in Norris Basin on 7 June.
The pair had been specifically looking for an area to soak in the thermal springs, despite the potential danger and warning signs. [...]Rescue teams later found his body in the pool but abandoned attempts to retrieve it due to the decreasing light available, the danger to themselves and an approaching lightning storm. [...]The following day, workers were unable to find any significant remains in the boiling water.
The official report states that the victim's sister told investigators that Colin Scott had reached down to test the water temperature of a thermal feature when he slipped, falling into the super-heated, acidic water. When first responders arrived back at the scene, they found the victim's body and personal effects in the hot spring, but were unable to proceed with their recovery efforts due to inclement weather.
When a recovery team came back the next day, all traces of the victim's remains were gone, presumably dissolved in the hot, churning, acidic water of the Yellowstone thermal feature.
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