The recent death of a bison at Grand Prismatic Spring is an emphatic example of the danger posed by thermal areas in ...

Image via Shutterstock Things at Yellowstone National Park took a dark turn last weekend. Horrified tourists watched a bull bison get boiled alive after stepping into scalding hot springs. The animal ...

The springs varied in pH from 2 (similar to vinegar) to 10 (more alkaline than if you mixed baking soda into water). ... The water is acidic—sometimes as acidic as stomach acid.

It happened on Saturday morning, June 21, at the park’s Grand Prismatic Spring, Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S.

Dozens of Yellowstone National Park visitors were shocked to witness the death of a bison that slipped into the scalding waters of the Grand Prismatic Spring last weekend. Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, a ...

News; US News; Accidents; Man, 23, boiled alive and completely dissolved in hot spring while sister filmed it Colin Scott and his sister Sable had ventured into a restricted area in search of a ...

The bison died in the boiling waters of the Grand Prismatic Spring. This happens from time to time, but usually not in front of a crowd.

The incident occurred at Grand Prismatic Spring near Old Faithful as tourists were enjoying a close-up view of the famous and popular hot spring.

"The Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal feature has acidic and hot surface water temperatures (ranging around 105 degrees Fahrenheit)," the NWS said.

A young man boiled alive and then dissolved in a hot spring - while his sister tragically captured the gruesome incident on video.. Colin Scott, aged 23, lost his footing and tumbled into the ...