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Old 06-08-2016, 03:15 PM
 
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Just curious , wouldn't this mean he was boiled alive!? Probably has to be one of the most horrible way to die .





Man reportedly falls into hot spring at Yellowstone | KTBC
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Old 06-08-2016, 03:18 PM
 
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Just curious , wouldn't this mean he was boiled alive!? Probably has to be one of the most horrible way to die .


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Hopefully it was quick.


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Old 06-08-2016, 03:22 PM
 
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Unfortunately he's just the latest addition to a long list of people (many of them children) who have died in the thermal features of Yellowstone.

The boardwalks are there for a reason, folks!
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Old 06-08-2016, 03:31 PM
 
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Boil and/or drowned. Probably a combination of both. Neither of which sound like much fun.
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Old 06-08-2016, 03:42 PM
 
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Very sad
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Old 06-08-2016, 03:55 PM
 
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He clearly didn't see the warning signs.



Yes that's a Yellowstone warning sign from the hot springs and thermals area.

The icky part is the statement in the report of
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Rangers were attempting to recover the body of 23-year old Colin Nathaniel Scott on Wednesday
He fell in Tuesday afternoon, that water is boiling, recovery operations would need to be delicate.
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Old 06-08-2016, 03:58 PM
 
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What could the rangers possibly recover other than the skeletal remains? I don't consider the ranger's lives worth the risk.
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Old 06-08-2016, 04:02 PM
 
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Poached?
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Old 06-08-2016, 04:06 PM
 
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recovery operations would need to be delicate.
Or not...

UPDATE: BODY OF MAN WHO FELL INTO HOT SPRING WILL NOT BE RECOVERED
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Old 06-08-2016, 04:07 PM
 
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