Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23, of Portland, NO "DO-OVER"

[Team Sergeant]

One less idiot on the planet. This is a special kind of stupid.



UPDATE: No remains left to recover from acidic hot springs
Matthew Brown, The Associated Press 5:45 p.m. MDT June 8, 2016

Rangers suspended their attempts on Wednesday to recover the body of a man who wandered from a designated boardwalk and fell into an acidic hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, another in a string of incidents raising concerns over visitor behavior.

“They were able to recover a few personal effects,” park spokeswoman Charissa Reid said. “There were no remains left to recover.”

Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23, of Portland, was with his sister and had traveled about 225 yards off the boardwalk on Tuesday when he slipped and fell into the hot spring in the Norris Geyser Basin, park officials said.


After Scott’s sister reported the fall, rangers navigated over the highly-fragile crust of the geyser basin to try to recover his body. They halted the effort Wednesday “due to the extreme nature and futility of it all,” Reid said, referring to the high temperature and acidic nature of the spring.

The death occurred in one of the hottest and most volatile areas of Yellowstone. It follows high-profile incidents at the rugged park in which tourists got too close to wildlife or went off designated pathways onto unique landmarks, sometimes leading to injuries.

“It’s sort of dumb, if I could be so blunt, to walk off the boardwalks not knowing what you’re doing,” said Kenneth Sims, a University of Wyoming geology professor and member of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.



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http://www.greatfallstribune.com/sto...-man/85601422/

[Sohei]

I agree with the good professor, but he is in the minority of those that believe in "personal accountability." His words will fall on deaf ears...well, except for all of those that his "truthfulness" will offend.

[JimP]

Awww.....let him towel off and take a nap and he'll be up and around in no time.

[SouthernDZ]

Been screaming for years about the need for much stronger geyser legislation....

[JJ_BPK]

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by SouthernDZ

Been screaming for years about the need for much stronger geyser legislation....

Maybe he identified as geyser neutral ?

[Divemaster]

Why isn't that geyser completely fenced off, preferably cemented over? When do we sue the Park Service? More nature control, that's what we need!

[Old Dog New Trick]

Originally Posted by Divemaster

Why isn't that geyser completely fenced off, preferably cemented over? When do we sue the Park Service? More nature control, that's what we need!

At least the Park Ranger's Critical Response Team didn't have to shoot a Silver Back Gorilla - err oops Bison.

[Sdiver]

Originally Posted by Old Dog New Trick

At least the Park Ranger's Critical Response Team didn't have to shoot a Silver Back Gorilla - err oops Bison.

Meh, they already did that .... https://www.yahoo.com/news/baby-biso...204553279.html

[Old Dog New Trick]

Originally Posted by Sdiver

Meh, they already did that .... https://www.yahoo.com/news/baby-biso...204553279.html

Should have shot the Canadian!

[TOMAHAWK9521]

Colin Nathaniel Scott, known informally among family and friends as "Stew"!

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by TOMAHAWK9521

Colin Nathaniel Scott, known informally among family and friends as "Stew"!

LOL

One less "generation snowflake"........

[SF-TX]

I found this interesting:

Yellowstone's thermal waters range from acidic steam vents (sometimes called fumaroles) and mud pots to hot springs and bursting geysers like Old Faithful. Though their colors, sizes and even smells vary greatly, nearly all of the park's hydrothermal features fall within two categories. [Infographic: The Geology of Yellowstone]

Yellowstone's geysers and hot springs are rich in chlorine and silica and have a pH around 9. (Pure water is given a pH of 7. A pH above 7 indicates basic water, while a pH below 7 indicates acidic water.) They make up around 80 to 90 percent of the park's total water discharge, Lowenstern said.

Acid mud pots and fumaroles, on the other hand, are rich in sulfuric acid and have a pH as low as 2. While their total volume is miniscule compared with geysers and hot springs, these acidic waters are much more widespread and cover a greater percentage of the park's land.

Source

[head]

Apparently, none of you are fans of Batman. This is obviously the origin story for the Lumbersexual Joker.