Yellowstone Geyser Death Shows Peril of Straying from Boardwalk
The death is the first since 2000 in the park’s thermal features, but the latest in a string of unfortunate incidents in 2016 as visitors push boundaries.
A Portland, Oregon, man died Tuesday when he fell into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park—just three days after a father and son suffered burns after stepping off a path at another Yellowstone thermal attraction.
The accidents are the latest in a string of unfortunate incidents this year as visitors to the nation's premier national park push boundaries or come in conflict with wildlife and Yellowstone's fragile features (read more about the park's storied history in a special magazine edition).
Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23, was more than 225 yards (206 meters) off a boardwalk at popular Norris Geyser Basin Tuesday morning when he slipped and fell in, according to the National Park Service. Rangers on Wednesday were attempting to recover
