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Yellowstone Norris Geyser man update.
2016-06-09
Yellowstone National Park rangers have suspended efforts to recover the body of an Oregon man who fell into a boiling hot spring on Tuesday, The Associated Press reports.

"They were able to recover a few personal effects," park spokeswoman Charissa Reid told AP on Wednesday. "There were no remains left to recover."

Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23, from Portland, Oregon, was with his sister, Sable Scott, when he left the boardwalk near Pork Chop Geyser, park officials said.

"We extend our sympathy to the Scott family," Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk said in a statement Wednesday. "This tragic event must remind all of us to follow the regulations and stay on boardwalks when visiting Yellowstone's geyser basins."
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Unlike the costs associated with rescues from other extreme sports venues, 'Free Geyser' rescue efforts are significantly shorter and virtually cost free. Time will only tell if 'Free Geysering' actually catches on.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-06-09 22:27  

#12  A "stupid caldera". I like that.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2016-06-09 22:20  

#11  Maybe watching Ben E. King on his smart phone.

Agree rj, I think a stupid caldera is releasing fumes.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-06-09 17:00  

#10  People really have become stupid, thinking that national parks are all super-safe like Disney land where you can wander wherever you want and put the wildlife in your car and such.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-06-09 15:24  

#9  I sure schooled him.
Posted by: Prof. Kay Geyser, College of Geological Knowledge   2016-06-09 14:35  

#8  soup primordial

Oooooh nice, Spinesing Gray3122!
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-06-09 14:07  

#7  He's joined the soup primordial, he has.
Posted by: Spinesing Gray3122   2016-06-09 13:17  

#6  "This tragic event must remind all of us to follow the regulations and stay on boardwalks when visiting Yellowstone's geyser basins."

Well, that's what I would have said (in a prepared statement).
Posted by: jvalentour   2016-06-09 13:14  

#5  "This tragic event must remind all of us to follow the regulations and stay on boardwalks when visiting Yellowstone's geyser basins."

That's either gross insensitivity or grand master trolling.
Posted by: Crusader   2016-06-09 12:36  

#4  One way to dispose of a body.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-06-09 12:06  

#3  "Soups ready!"
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-06-09 11:13  

#2  Too slow motion and too close to jaywalking to truly qualify for the 2016 Darwin Award.
Posted by: Procopius2k    2016-06-09 09:59  

#1  By now, I don't think there's anything left to look for.
Posted by: gorb   2016-06-09 09:45  

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