More family fun at Yellowstone!
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Boy burned at Yellowstone National Park thermal pool
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A 13-year-old boy is recovering after he was burned at a thermal pool during a visit to Yellowstone National Park.
Park officials said the incident was initially reported Saturday evening near Morning Glory Pool, but both the teen and his father were located near Castle Geyser.
The boy sustained burns around one of his limbs, but officials would not say which limb or the extent of the burn, nor how it happened.
Officials declined to release more specific information about the incident, citing patient privacy, but they did say the boy was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital for treatment.
More here: http://www.krtv.com/story/32157664/b...k-thermal-pool
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Here's another quote from that story. This shit pisses me off to no end.
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Long a favored destination for park visitors, Morning Glory Pool was named in the 1880s for its remarkable likeness to its namesake flower. However, this beautiful pool has fallen victim to vandalism. People have thrown literally tons of coins, trash, rocks, and logs into the pool. Much of the debris subsequently became embedded in the sides and vent of the spring, affecting water circulation and accelerating the loss of thermal energy. Through the years Morning Glory's appearance has changed as its temperature dropped. Orange and yellow bacteria that formerly colored only the periphery of the spring now spread toward its center.
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