Darwin Awards

OldCatLady shared a link said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 3:43pm ET

Today’s Darwin Award goes to the Yellowstone tourist who felt that the boardwalks over the hot springs were for sissies. He was about 700 feet away when he slipped and fell. His body may be recovered today, if the rangers can do it safely. The NPS rangers have a very hard job, and they do their best. They have my sympathy. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/16032.htm

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hallmike said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 4:10pm ET:

Let me guess… the family is going to sue the park.

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compunaut said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 7:56pm ET:

That does not sound like a good way to go

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- @compunaut Cooked.
  
  sammydog01 said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 8:00pm ET
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PlacidPenguin said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 8:07pm ET:

They stopped the search.
As stated here,

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

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sammydog01 said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 8:16pm ET:

Oh, cooked in acid. Criminals could learn a few things from hot springs.

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- @sammydog01 Not to mention horror movies
  
  compunaut said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 8:54pm ET
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mikibell said Wed, Jun 8th 2016 at 8:51pm ET:

Gives new meaning to “leave no trace”

…having said this, and acknowledging it was his own stupidity @ work, since he was a volunteer in another wildlife environment and should have understood why the boardwalks were created…

his poor family, they lost a loved one…

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- @mikibell I agree… However a member of his family was there… And apparently went out there with him. Maybe it’s genetic?
  
  unksol said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 12:48am ET
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- @unksol it is quite possible it is genetic, but I remember being young and stupid a long time ago!! I also remember when I realized I was mortal, such a sad day…
  
  mikibell said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 9:53am ET
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RuralNinja said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 12:21am ET:

Out of all the places to leave a safe path and trek out on your own, a geothermal hellhole of boiling acid pits would not be my first choice.

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- @RuralNinja always take the road less traveled… unless that road is on a geothermal hellhole of boiling acid pits.
  
  Thumperchick said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 12:25am ET
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fjp999 said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 12:28am ET:

“This fatality is the second known thermal-related incident to occur in the park during the 2016 summer season. Last Saturday, June 6, a father and son suffered burns in the Upper Geyser Basin after walking off the designated trail in the thermal area.”

maybe make the signs smaller so humans won’t harm the animals…

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hems79 said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 6:54am ET:

/giphy acid bath

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OldCatLady said Thu, Jun 9th 2016 at 12:46pm ET:

They did recover the flip flops he was wearing, from the edge of the thermal spring. Best description is ‘scofflaw’, although the NPS rangers didn’t say it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3632850/Gruesome-hot-spring-death-highlights-problems-Yellowstone.html

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