Yellowstone News and Information

  Fatality investigation in Yellowstone National Park Park entrance sign NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On the evening of Saturday, May 13, Yellowstone rangers responded to an incident on Craig Pass, approximately 3 miles south of Old Faithful. Rangers observed a single vehicle that had been driven into a snowbank, with a male standing outside. They located a deceased female inside the car. The male was detained and subsequently arrested for drug possession and other traffic-related charges. Investigators are determining what led to the female’s death and attempting to complete next-of-kin notifications.  Additional information will be provided as the investigation proceeds. The investigation is being performed by the National Park Service (Investigative Services Branch and Yellowstone Law Enforcement Division), with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Attorney’s Office, and Teton County Coroner’s Office. The road between Old Fa...

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  News Release Cause of death determined for Shoshone Lake canoer in Yellowstone, search and recovery continues for brother East shore of Shoshone Lake. NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: September 29, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 9/29 Update: Cause of death determined for Shoshone Lake canoer in Yellowstone, search and recovery continues for brother   MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – An autopsy has been completed on 67-year-old Mark O’Neill whose body was found on the east shore of Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park Monday, Sept. 20. The autopsy determined the cause of death of O’Neill was exposure (hypothermia). O’Neill, from Chimacum, Washington, along with his *brother, 74-year-old Kim Crumbo, from Ogden, Utah, were reported overdue by a family member Sunday, Sept. 19 from their four-night backcountry trip to Shoshone Lake. Search and recovery efforts continue at the lake to locate Cru...

  Chimacum man died of exposure, brother still missing in Yellowstone Park

  Utahn missing in Yellowstone considered 'legend of a man'

  News Release Fatality, active search and rescue at Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park East shore of Shoshone Lake. NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: September 21, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Park search and rescue crews located the body of Mark O’Neill along the east shore of Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park Monday, Sept. 20. O’Neill, 67, from Chimacum, Washington, and his half-brother, Kim Crumbo, 74, from Ogden, Utah, were reported overdue by a family member Sunday, Sept. 19 from their four-night backcountry trip to Shoshone Lake. On Sunday, Sept. 19, park crews located a vacant campsite with gear on the south side of Shoshone Lake, as well as a canoe, paddle, PFD and other personal belongings on the east shore of the lake. Crews located the body of O’Neill along the east shore during the morning of Monday, Sept. 20. Search and rescue eff...

  Bear pulls NorCal woman out of her tent, kills her in Montana

  Woman Is Killed in Montana Bear Attack

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