Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, Second Edition

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And last of all, we parked along the road where we saw people watching a herd of buffalo. We got out of the car to join them. Now these animals are not fenced in, and after a brief stay, one buffalo headed towards us, and when my husband saw that it was getting too close, he said, “Let’s get out of here before we can’t.” Others remained, even with their children. Lee Whittlesey: A bunch of park employees were sitting around years ago, 1992, I think. We were talking about what books were important for tour guiding, and somebody suggested, “I know the book that ought to be written—a book about the ways people get themselves killed in the park.” Immediately as she said that, I saw the chapters unrolling in front of my eyes. NPT: Why update the book now? During the 1990s, 16 park visitors were burned extensively and deeply enough by geysers or hot springs that they were immediately flown to Salt Lake City for treatment at the University of Utah Hospital regional burn center. On average, they spent 20 days at the center being treated for their burns, and many go through skin grafts to replace damaged tissue. The most severely injured stayed 100 or so days, and some survivors are left with permanent disfiguring scars, says Brad Wiggins, the burn center’s clinical nursing coordinator. We extend our sympathy to the Scott family,” said Superintendent Dan Wenk. “This tragic event must remind all of us to follow the regulations and stay on boardwalks when visiting Yellowstone’s geyser basins.”

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This book wasn’t bad…it was just very factual. It reads like a series of obituaries and bare facts (and bear facts too!) — less narrative and storytelling and more names, dates, factual notations, newspaper archives, etc.It’s hard on everybody,” said park spokesperson Charissa Reid. “We’re certainly sad for his family and it’s not an easy thing for the rangers either,” who were tasked with retrieving the body. Every year, there seem to be run-ins with a bison, including a 72-year-old California woman who in 2020 ignored the 25-yard safety barrier and instead got within 10 feet of a bison to take its picture before the animal gored her. Of course, any national park can be hazardous, especially for visitors who don’t pay enough respectful attention to the risks that come with entering any wilderness. As in other parks, some Yellowstone visitors die just about any year from drowning, falling off cliffs, and crashing vehicles. Injury Incidents are Probably Higher Than Reported After Kalt discovered the loophole, he worked to have Congress close it. [10] He suggested to lawmakers in Wyoming that the Zone of Death be included as part of the federal district court for the District of Idaho instead of the Wyoming district, which would fix the issue. However, Congress ignored Kalt's suggestion. In 2007, author C. J. Box wrote a novel called Free Fire that featured the Zone, which Box hoped would increase governmental awareness. [11] The novel did succeed in alerting Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi to the issue. However, Enzi was unable to convince Congress to discuss it. [9] Margaret, who was known to suffer from mental health issues, slashed her own throat in an attempt to take her life. Later, Margaret tried to say that she had been assaulted by a large man, which didn’t hold water with authorities. In the end, she was committed to a mental hospital in Warm Springs, Montana.

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a b "Inside Yellowstone's 'Zone of Death' Crimes Can't Be Prosecuted". HowStuffWorks. October 17, 2017 . Retrieved June 11, 2019. this book has a fantastic title. i love the word-choice of "foolhardiness", and i thought i would really enjoy reading a book about people doing stupid things and paying for them with their liiiiives. which i think makes me a bad person, but since a lot of these deaths take place in the 1800's, there is enough distance that it makes it less of a character flaw in me, and more of an abiding interest in historical circumstances. is what i am telling myself. but lee h. whittlesey is not going to be stealing the crown of "king of narrative nonfiction" from erik larson anytime soon. this doesn't read like a book anyone would want to curl up with - it is more just a sort of social archive - a list of things that have happened within the park with no authorial voice or unifying thread. But it was in 1991 when Whittlesey worked for a tour bus company that the idea of “Death in Yellowstone” was born. A group of guides sat talking about the books someone should write about the park when someone mentioned all the ways people died in Yellowstone.When apprehended by the highway patrol trooper, Baker reportedly told the officer, “I have a problem; I’m a cannibal.” July 2011 - a day hiker in a party of two was killed by an adult female grizzly bear with 2 cubs on the Wapiti Lake Trail in Hayden Valley. August 2011 - a day hiker, hiking by himself, was killed by a grizzly bear on the Mary Mountain Trail in Hayden Valley.