Foot Found in Yellowstone National Park's Hot Spring

© AFP 2023 / KAREN BLEIERThe Abyss geothermal pool is seen October 8, 2012 in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Yellowstone protects 10,000 or so geysers, mudpots, steamvents, and hot springs.Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park.
The Abyss geothermal pool is seen October 8, 2012 in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Yellowstone protects 10,000 or so geysers, mudpots, steamvents, and hot springs.Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.08.2022
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An unsettling discovery was made on Tuesday at Abyss Pool, in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park that led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin.
An investigation is underway in Yellowstone National Park after an employee found part of a human foot inside a shoe floating in a hot spring, according to the Independent.
The discovery was made in Abyss Pool in the southern part of the national park.
The park has no other information about the investigation to make public, park Public Affairs Officer Morgan Warthin said.
This September, 2009 file photo shows the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Rangers are navigating a dangerous landscape where boiling water flows beneath a fragile rock crust as they search for a man who reportedly fell into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park. Officials say the safety of park personnel was a top concern during the search in the popular Norris Geyser Basin. The man is presumed dead.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.06.2022
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Following the incident, the West Thumb Geyser Basin was closed, but later it was reopened, officials told the Associated Press.
Abyss Pool, located west of the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake, is 53 feet deep and its temperature is about 140 degrees Fahrenheit. It is on the south side of the south loop that runs through the park.
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