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UPDATE: Yellowstone National Park releases name of individual involved in incident [foot found in Abyss Pool] at West Thumb Geyser Basin - NPS
UPDATE: Yellowstone National Park releases name of individual involved in incident [foot found in Abyss Pool] at West Thumb Geyser Basin ews Release Date: November 17, 2022 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park announced today that the human foot found in Abyss Pool, located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, belonged to Il Hun Ro, a 70-year-old male from Los Angeles, California. Yellowstone law enforcement officers received the positive identification based on DNA analysis in the last three weeks and notified the family. In August 2022, staff discovered part of a foot in a shoe floating in the well-known thermal feature and an investigation led by Yellowstone law enforcement officers began. The investigation determined, to the best of our knowledge, that an unwitnessed incident involving one individual happened on the morning of July 31, 2022, at Abyss Pool, and no foul play occurred. Based on a lack of evidence, t...
Yellowstone National Park incident at Abyss Pool, West Thumb Geyser Basin; Visitors: For your own safety, stay on boardwalks and trails in thermal areas - NPS
Yellowstone National Park incident at Abyss Pool, West Thumb Geyser Basin; Visitors: For your own safety, stay on boardwalks and trails in thermal areas Abyss Pool at West Thumb Geyser Basin NPS / Diane Renkin On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, an employee found part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in Abyss Pool , located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. An investigation by Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers is ongoing. Evidence from the investigation thus far suggests that an incident involving one individual likely occurred on the morning of July 31, 2022, at Abyss Pool. Currently, the park believes there was no foul play. The investigation is continuing to determine the circumstances surrounding the death. The West Thumb Geyser Basin and parking lot were temporarily closed to visitors due to the discovery but have since reopened. Abyss Pool has a depth of more than 50 feet ...