Yellowstone official who took call of man in hot springs talks about incident

The body of the man who fell into a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday will not be recovered.
“Recovery efforts have been terminated in part because we have not been able to locate any remains, unfortunately,” Morgan Warthin, a spokeswoman for the park, told EastIdahoNews.com.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Park officials have released the name of a man who fell into a hot spring at the Norris Geyser Basin.
Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23, of Portland, Oregon, was with his sister, Sable Scott, when the incident occurred on Tuesday about 225 yards off the boardwalk near Pork Chop Geyser.

[@jonasness]

Falling into an acidic mud pot that is 12 feet deep, boiling at temperatures that are off the chart. Ingesting that substance as you sink down into it. I find it absolutely horrifying.

[@MiguelDiaz4469]

Don't worry, he's too stupid to know he's dead.

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

worse than horrifying...

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Miguel Diaz dont you know the darkworld has something to do with it..thanxs and god bless

[@MiguelDiaz4469]

:O!!!!!

you are the one off-chart hot

[@marcdavis4509]

She seems really traumatized by what happened

[@veramae4098]

There are signs and guard rails everywhere. He CHOSE to get too close.

[@ProdigalRaiden]

@@veramae4098what does that have to do with her seeming traumatized exactly ? Or did you just really want to get that off

[@AdvancedDarkness]

@@ProdigalRaiden loosen thine butthole

[@fkb123123]

I am A BIG BOY

[@its-_-foxgrrr6041]

People need to understand the ground around the hot springs is not stable, it could easily crack under the heat.

[@jefff6167]

So senseless. Yellowstone is not Disney World. Why is that so difficult to understand?

[@sergeantpeppers8858]

Just got back from Yellowstone. You can feel the heat even on the boardwalks. What would possess someone to want to get into a hot spring? These are not "warm" springs (geysers). They are freakin HOT! The heat is what keeps Old Faithful erupting along with every other geyser around the world.

[@thevasquezfamily65]

More like the devil in there head telling them to jump

[@tmo4330]

Not all people are able to follow instructions.

[@candyxoxo506]

Pretty simple procedure. " stay on the designated trail People "

[@elijahstewart1333]

If you fall off the boardwalk... stay on the boardwalk

[@lexbeltran1354]

Some people just can't follow directions

[@Megatron-sl5us]

Apparently his sister actually filmed it with her phone. Her brother ignored the warning signs and wanted to get close to the hot springs but instead he slipped, fell into the boiling water and screamed to death. 22 people have died since 1890 from entering hot springs. RIP.

[@pigrabbit1801]

Megatron2013 how do you know that she filmed it

[@someoneontheinternetuvenev6268]

@@pigrabbit1801 i also know,i searched about it.most of the news about it like CNN or so told every detail,it was horryfying

[@Megatron-sl5us]

@carey ⚘️ He died within less than ten minutes. She probably stood there, in shock, filming instead of calling dialing 911. That's today's society. Film instead of calling 911.

[@Megatron-sl5us]

@carey ⚘️ Honestly, who knows. There was a thunderstorm on the same day. Then police and park rangers found him on the bottom of the pond. They decided to wait the next day after the storm was gone. The guy dissolved and there was nothing left.

[@Megatron-sl5us]

@NonExistingMortal She panicked while filming her brother screaming in the water. Calling 911 was too late. He was turning into a hard-boiled egg.

[@walkingdeadbarbiedoll]

He learned what lobsters feel like 🫠😢

[@donsicariofx]

There's always someone somewhere else in the world that typed exactly what I was thinking first😆

[@j.y.3604]

When people ignore signs and postings about hot springs and keeping your distance from wild animals, then they have to deal with the consequences unfortunately

[@mrt2734]

Can't fix stupidity!

[@nightlightabcd]

No, but stupidity can unfix most anything!

[@lizmikols2075]

Grace under pressure. Empathetic. Our rangers are so valuable.

[@LarryRevoir]

PLEASE! People... BOARDWALK!

[@user-uy8lz8ev2n]

The sign should be redesigned, "Stay on the path or..." And then have the sign show a video of the guy boiling alive.

[@Zikliv]

LOL he would be the last person to ever fall in

[@user-ke9xd3hg7c]

One group of students tried that walked in a gang like group tried to force me off the boardwalk. There were no park officials to report this too. This was one scary event. They came in a pack of about 150 on two large greyhound tour buses from LA. They were from a juvenile detention school. My husband spoke with their teachers that had no control over them.

[@TheMariemarie16]

Should have called the police. Sad very scary

[@timthompson8297]

That’s outrageous.

[@aubrey5577]

This is a really good way to dispose of a body hmmmm

[@tylersmith8478]

Feds knock on your door in 1....2....see ya!

[@jasonjones7205]

Weird thought process.

[@SistaOtis]

Around the hot pot looks exactly like the ground but it’s just earthen debris that is pushed to the edges and floating.

[@t3hgir]

Lesson I learn from this is to stay away from "acidic mud pots"

[@sbfhawk4343]

Stay on the Trail People!!! There is a reason they want you guys to stay on the trails.

[@devintariel3769]

You can actually read the whole report, one flip flop was on the side the other in the hole. It was a very small spring, but since he fell backwards there was no way out. Probably killed him almost instantly.

[@herewegokids7]

Who called?

[@MrJLiles14]

@@herewegokids7 his sister who was watching/filming him as he wanted to get a picture close by it

[@herewegokids7]

@@MrJLiles14 😭

[@MrJLiles14]

@@herewegokids7 right? Talk about traumatic

[@marcdavis4509]

I read it it must have been really terrible for everyone involved. His dad flew out with an expectation that he would be able to bring home his sons remains and he couldn’t because they dissolved. Just heartbreaking

[@HopefulOne89]

This was my friend's brother even years later the loss is heart breaking.

[@jessicamcdonald7002]

HopefulOne89 how is Sable holding up? I just discovered this story yesterday and omg..😢 I couldn’t imagine being in her shoes, with that day burned into her memory..❤️

[@Desert10075]

I'm so sad for everyone who is a family member or friend of this individual.

[@secularargument5720]

Sad, but completely foolish. Play stupid games..

[@maggaveli6764]

@@secularargument5720 people who say this are devoid of human compassion, we are humans and make mistakes.

[@Cream_CurdlR]

@@secularargument5720 well it was movies like jack *ss that started all this stupid *ss behavior .

[@ch5635]

What an absolutely horrible phone call to get...

[@mr.cheezit2756]

I’ve been there it’s cool but not safe and it smells bad

[@ktkt1825]

You could say it smells like Hell.

[@stephensfarms7165]

Great information, been there twice beautiful place.

[@ktkt1825]

Before your visit, please read 'Death in Yellowstone'- it chronicles the various fatalities in the Park, the most frightening are the deaths by thermal features. My interest in them was dampened considerably after the read- a most horrifying and painful death from seemingly benign pools and pots.

[@jasonvoorhees4654]

Don't touch my thermal features

[@jojijojo3566]

He dissolved

[@HORSEYANIME2024]

Rip the people whom have died 😢😢😢

[@Mike-01234]

If they want people not to do what this guy did don't have her explain it because she hardly described what really happend she should say if you don't want to be boiled in acid live your last few minutes in pain worse then being burned alive don't go off the trail. Signs should be changed to say the water is boiling hot acid you will be killed instantly if you fall in.

[@drewbecito]

blastman8888 i actually am in yellowstone now, it is very very clear that it is not safe to touch these features and you can see that everything here is at boiling temperatures. there are many signs that explain how dangerous they are and depict incidents like this one.

[@Reyeston007]

Yep but instead of just saying "you will be killed instantly" they should add... - if you're lucky

[@herewegokids7]

Which....I mean.....since it's that dangerous should it really be that accessible?

[@facetiousbadger]

​@@herewegokids7it's perfectly safe as long as you're not a moron.

[@darciarummer907]

Folks get dumber and more reckless every year.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

i understand its not just hot but ACIDIC right right?

[@EnderPrinceLive]

fidel catsro yup

[@patrickgogan3517]

Sulfuric

[@fidelcatsro6948]

nice to read this sulphuric comment 3 yrs later ;)

[@samdabeast3186]

Honestly it was not the acid that was as bad as the heat. It was around 200 degrees

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@samdabeast3186 yeah the heat will kill rapidly before the acid devours

[@AbbeyWood-nw1qn]

That’s sad

[@TheMariemarie16]

I'm embarrassed to say that I did not know that these were so hot BUT I wouldn't have tried to enter them either. Also if there are any signs I would heed them.

[@lauriglenn6381]

The saddest thing about this is I've lived near here all of my life. It seems Yellowstone park has this happen on a yearly basis. People who live here Know not to jump in one of them. But either people aren't given enough warnings about the danger, or for some reason don't get it. I'm so sorry for his loss, and the pain his sister must be in.

[@Milesco]

I suspect it may be "cry wolf!" syndrome. We get so many stupid, useless, unnecessary warnings in our daily lives (Prop. 65, anyone?) that we rightfully ignore them. Then when a _real_ danger exists, we don't appreciate the danger because we've seen so many pointless and unnecessary warnings before.

[@dattape2828]

that's BS. tons of warning signs. I bet the foreign tour bus guides all warn them before getting off buses.

[@jamieharr4459]

I think the saddest thing about this is someone lost their life. I could be wrong though. I haven't lived there all my life

[@chadoshiro9901]

I think for a few people (or maybe a lot), when they go on vacation, their brains also go on vacation too.

[@midnightstarr5413]

It has to be that a person believes that " it won't happen to me" sceniro. Or someone who doesn't like to be told what to do or how to do it and when you tell me not to I will anyways. Always amazes me how people feel they have super powers and they are immune to things , that being said, there are exceptions of people with special needs , that need supervision, and in that case they didn't drive there themselves right? So I assume it's a look how cool I am" or " I will be center of attention " or " I'll do what I damn well want" attitude. I mean you haven't stirred a boiling pot of hot water with your hand before have you? You use a toilet in a bathroom don't you? What makes this ok to do in your brain I wonder? Disregard or stupidity or lack of judgement or suicide

[@garychynne1377]

COMMON SENSE. A KID WENT OVER NIAGARA FALLS THE OTHER WEEK TO. SLIPPED ON THE BANK GETTING HIS PICTURE TAKEN. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. YOU DON'T GET TO PASS YOUR GENES ON. SORRY KID. GARE

[@maxgomes1031]

Gary Chynne TOO*

[@dannyfitzpatrick9783]

Shouty Shout "We all make mistakes". This has nothing at all to do with "mistake." Only the few deliberately take an extreme risk, going too close to the hot springs or attempting a stupid photo further away from safety. Then an inordinate number of people get dragged in to shovel up their gizzards and post them home to mommy, diverting them away from more productive endeavour.

[@michaelkemplin5182]

People will never learn. You can post all the warning signs and people still won’t listen. Unfortunately this person found out the hard way and unfortunately they probably won’t find a body especially when temperatures are way off the chart and other things.

[@evilsharkey8954]

They found very little. The thermal feature was also highly acidic. His family did not get remains to bury.

[@unidentifiedbiomass4106]

Don't touch the spicy water

[@salamon1080]

Everyone in the background couldn't be more stereotypical tourists lol Especially the kid at 0:52 having the vacation he will remember for the rest of his life.

[@denisegroce7135]

Follow the rules people!

[@blueazure9658]

Same year someone died at my job idk just sad

[@terrancewyckoff]

His whole body dissolved overnight 😳🤯

[@dougmorris5625]

Certainly not a good way to end your days here on earth.

[@-Siculus-Hort-]

there needs to be skull and crossbones to warn about the danger...AND the danger of pirates.

[@oshbaaya]

That guy was in a boiling "therma feature" over 24 hours.. yeah that's soup no way they could pull him out

[@evilsharkey8954]

It was also acidic. There wasn’t much left.

[@curty85]

Maybe it would help to change the reference of the thermal features to something other than “hot spring” . People think of a hot spring or thermal pool as something you sit in. Though I’m sure there are plenty of warning signs in the park. I do feel for the families.

[@ZBrock]

I know right! Maybe like "boiling pool of acid" or something.

[@zognoger7451]

When you break the rules, you fuck up mind's.

[@tankmaster1018]

Falling into a hot spring or geyser like that is one of my worst fears... Surprised it doesn't happen more often though with the amount of people you regularly see totally ignoring the rules and wandering off the boardwalk. Although I think that fear may have been surpass by Jonas ness's description of falling into a mud pot underneath my comment!

[@user-ke9xd3hg7c]

We were almost forced off the boardwalk by a juvenile gang. It was scary. He got within one inch of my face and I thought I was going to die. There were no rangers near the area.

[@mollies13]

oh my god he slip into his face first jesus god

[@jasonvoorhees4654]

Great way to change identity/disappear...

[@rustar8948]

Italian mafia should file a patent.

[@jasonvoorhees4654]

Rus Tar why they suckass and snitch vs cartel-u watch too much TV

[@rustar8948]

jason voorhees I think you found what you were looking for Mr Jason Voorhees.

[@winnileesboy]

Slipped and fell Sure Happenes every day

[@lisarogers3393]

OMG, this is horrific. They’re are numerous hot springs in America where it’s safe to get into. There are signs all around that place.

[@thereluv168]

It would get loud and abrasive If I was to witness any dumbass hop off the boardwalk to the pits, Or climb a tigers den fence or swim in crocodile inhabited waters or walk down the aisle, Sometimes stopping foolishness before any results can occur can save a life.

[@gracie2298]

Why is this showing up 8 years later? Possible suicide?

[@evilsharkey8954]

Just the algorithm being weird

[@codymanthey5694]

Talk about stupid. Just follow the rules and stay on the boardwalk

[@lindakelley2676]

What a horrible way to die. maybe they should fence the area, theres always people who want to push the rules.

[@evilsharkey8954]

The park is too big for that, and it would be unsightly if they did. They need to post signs that it’s an active volcano and thermal features can and do kill.

[@enjoystraveling]

@@evilsharkey8954 they already have signs posted, but unfortunately, some people choose to ignore the signs for a picture.

[@evilsharkey8954]

@@enjoystraveling Make them graphic, like the “rotating shaft hazard” sign. That one gets the point across.

[@christiandominiclangreo5101]

Natural selection at work.

[@dennispfeifer7788]

His flesh fell off the bones, guaranteed in the boiling water...my dad used to boil hogs heads to make headcheese and the flesh would fall from the skull...he opened the skull and get the brains out, and he ate the brains with scrambled eggs and polk salad mixed together for breakfast...I was not interested myself, but he loved it..growing up in the 1930's he learned how to make due with what he had to work with..they may find some of this kids bones or his skull, if they are lucky...

[@user-ke9xd3hg7c]

you seem like you are off your meds.

[@Minerva7]

Oh, for cryin' out loud. My heart breaks for this man's family. But come on. And the stupid shall perish. Let's take all the warning labels off and allow the gene pool to recover. Go ahead, lambast me...there is something to be said for "survival of the fittest".

[@amw_cats]

what a disgusting thing to say.

[@issacschneider2499]

@@amw_cats I couldn't agree more

[@gossipony]

The man had a geology degree. Had a family which you claim to care about, but perhaps what you should also consider is that arrogance will kill you just as fast as stupidity will. 🤨

[@aslkdjfzxcv9779]

lol

[@jasonvoorhees4654]

1:01 Enter: The Superdooooper tough guy and his squeezy-safe gun holster-allowing him to walk like a Strutmaster Solid-willed Hero-Boy Boy-Scout Troop Action Leader, First Class.

[@patrickmoo8526]

It should be called the "Flip-Flop Pot" and they should extend the boardwalk so we can see it.

[@RM-xr8lq]

occidental tourists, expected from them we put English signs (their official language), but places like US not known for literacy 😂

[@BrutafulStudios01]

If I threw a lobster and brick of butter in that boiling hot spring, could I make a delicious meal?

[@CandyxKush]

Boiling acid mud lobster dish coming up

[@BrutafulStudios01]

scradleeee Sounds like the beginning of a great movie screenplay. Let's get on it!!

[@Nxskll]

Haha, yeah

[@DPT663]

Darwinism

[@monicalopez8634]

Why don't the put a fence on the boardwalk?..durrr🙄🙄

[@enjoystraveling]

I think if they put a fence, they’d always be someone climb over so they could have a photo taken for media.

[@bonnieburruss9453]

So. Sad. He. And. His. Sister. Should. Have. Paid attention to. The. Signs. A. Very. Terrible way. To. Die. A very. Important. Lesson. To. Be. Learned. Stay. On. Board walks

[@joncampos-cw2tk]

Why do cops talk like robots? Just tell it like it is: a guy was being a dumbass and deliberately broke the rules. He found himself in hot water.

[@facetiousbadger]

She's not a cop, she's the public relations officer.

[@skletke7543]

BOARDWALKS WITHOUT RAILS!!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE???

[@marioantoniocrespoMexican92]

I was in that hot spring water it felt very good. I love really really hot weather. 🌞

[@Slarti]

"Super-heated" "Boiling if not hotter" - this tells us absolutely nothing about the temperature of the liquid. Some substances boil at below 0 Celcius while others boil at above 400 Celcius. Given it was not pure water it's just a guess as to what the actual temperature was - I guess the brightest don't join the police.

[@pamelabacker2420]

Hot, acidic water of 459 degrees, with the molten magma, just 1,000 feet below the surface!

[@Slarti]

@@pamelabacker2420 that is a rather high temperature.

[@pamelabacker2420]

@@Slarti Its the hottest spring in the world.

[@secularargument]

That’s a really ignorant and stupid comment. Don’t be dumb.

[@facetiousbadger]

She isn't a cop, she's a public relations officer. They temperatures vary from feature to feature, and will fluctuate from day to day because Yellowstone is above and active caldera.

[@wkeil1981]

They should just close this area down completely. Prevent deaths

[@jasonbrisco9434]

close it down? No need to protect the stupid...

[@JediDanD]

Why don't we just ban everything that kills someone? Then we can all die of depression due to extreme boredom from nothing left in life to enjoy. We shouldn't close down parks just because some people are stupid. If people don't follow the rules; that's on them.

[@Sessha12]

It's extremely well marked. If you die, you made a conscious decision to put your life and rangers' lives at risk. They do not sugar coat the danger.

[@clightning9703]

good point..... it's like having a nuclear bomb in a park & saying, "please dont go near it or there will be an unpleasant explosion".

[@Reyeston007]

Let's ban cars. Too many stupid people