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Man Wanted To Take A Swim In Yellowstone Basin, But Accidentally Dissolves In Boiling Acid!

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<div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1Gbt0UR1lUAzeu0NuQCyVDFCwzqSahBZzMek3HnonnpRF-E-rpPH0Tycz4QBIw5xqknHHRNAlcna__MdE9mMQSRq0AYijdRpIiZRCqLnEcYh869LFE46JL2YPddqvmlATN8Qx6-FQtE/s1600/Yellow-Stone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1Gbt0UR1lUAzeu0NuQCyVDFCwzqSahBZzMek3HnonnpRF-E-rpPH0Tycz4QBIw5xqknHHRNAlcna__MdE9mMQSRq0AYijdRpIiZRCqLnEcYh869LFE46JL2YPddqvmlATN8Qx6-FQtE/s1600/Yellow-Stone.jpg"/></a></div><br/> <div style="text-align: justify;">23 year old <b>Colin Scott</b>, from Portland, Oregon died after accidentally slipping into the boiling acidic waters of the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">On June 7, Colin and his sister Sable were on a college graduation trip to the park. The two were looking for a spot to bathe in the steaming waters – an activity forbidden by the national park authorities. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Deputy Chief Ranger <b>Lorant Veress </b>says it is a very dangerous area due to the boiling acidic waters. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“There’s a closure in place to keep people from doing that for their own safety and also to protect the resources because they are very fragile.” Veress said.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the official report by the National Park Service, the incident was recorded on Sable’s phone. The siblings were recording their trek in the park, looking for a place for them to go “hot-potting” or bathing in steaming waters.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">The video was not released by the authorities to the public due to privacy rights.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Sable was quoted as saying, “her brother was reaching down to check the temperature of a hot spring when he slipped and fell into the pool.” </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Sable quickly sought help. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">The park officials conducted a search and rescue operation to find Scott’s remains. Unfortunately their efforts were halted due to a lightning storm. The following day they discovered that the body had disintegrated in the acidic waters.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“In a very short order, there was a significant amount of dissolving,” Veress said.</div><br/> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjI3MO3ERRqunvgE_6Zv9qwh-sbt_LUNG3ed_x-4M-UXHxi3infgZPfekfTqU-WbkI2thxtof15GFed3ZAZOUsUOuXj2HeGhxR5C6wl8Em1UCQIcD4sfHcrVgWlxl19VouGdoVyeevhA/s1600/Yellowstone.jpg"/></div><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://www.viralvidyos.com/" target="_blank">TNP</a>, <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/hot-pot-death-yellowstone-national-park" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thrillist</a></span></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>

23 year old Colin Scott , from Portland, Oregon died after accidentally slipping into the boiling acidic waters of the Norris Geyser Basin ...