A tragic incident happened at Yellowstone National Park when a man fell into a scorching hot spring and vanished within a single day.
Yellowstone National Park, known for its amazing beauty, also harbors hidden dangers for those not exercising caution.
It's not unexpected because the park is located in a big underground chamber of molten rock, which is one of the largest in the world. This leads to the geothermal activity that shapes the park's scenery.
Man who fell into Yellowstone hot spring disappeared within a day
Unfortunately, a man named Colin Scott learned a harsh lesson about the dangers he underestimated.
He was on a risky adventure called "hot potting" and wanted to soak in the volcanic waters.
However, tragedy struck when he slipped and fell into the scorching hot spring while trying to check its temperature by touching the water with his finger.
People tried to save him, but it was challenging to get his body out.
The bad weather made it even harder, so they had to stop for a while. The next day, when they came back, they found something shocking. There was nothing left of the man except his wallet and flip-flops.
According to reports, the extreme conditions within the spring had caused the rapid dissolution of the body.
Deputy Chief Ranger Lorant Veress, in his report on the incident, noted the alarming speed at which the dissolving process occurred.
The geothermal pools, geysers, and ponds in Yellowstone maintain temperatures averaging around 199°F (93°C) near the surface, becoming even hotter at greater depths.
Few organisms, apart from certain types of archaea, can survive in such extreme conditions.
Over the years, numerous fatalities have occurred in Yellowstone, with 52 reported since 2010.
However, the park's dangers pale in comparison to the Great Smoky Mountains, where 92 deaths have been recorded during the same period.
This is not the first time an accident that happened at Yellowstone has captured the attention.
Previously, a woman had a terrifying experience at Yellowstone National Park when she dipped her hand into a hot spring with a temperature of 78 degrees and was burned later.
According to the news, a brave couple didn't follow the rules when they left the designated trail at Silex Spring on the Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail in Wyoming.
They went down a grassy slope and came near a very hot pool that could reach temperatures as high as 174 degrees.
In the recorded video, the woman squatted down at the side of the hot spring. She rolled up her sleeves and carefully put her right hand and the tip of her shoe into the extremely hot water.
At the same time, she held her partner's hand tightly with her left hand. Right away, she understood that she had made a mistake.
She stood up, letting out piercing screams and exclaiming, "It's hot! It's very hot!"
Officials from Yellowstone National Park are currently investigating the Instagram video, as reported by Buckrail.
The authorities prohibit people from coming near these hot springs at Yellowstone.
Based on reports, more than 20 individuals have lost their lives because they got burned either by entering or falling into the hot springs at Yellowstone.
The authorities are emphasizing the importance of strictly forbidding any contact, swimming, or immersing oneself in these hot springs.
The safety page of Yellowstone, managed by the National Park Service, warns that the water in hot springs can cause serious or deadly burns.
Additionally, scalding water is found beneath most of the fragile and easily breakable surfaces surrounding the hot springs.
