People Disintegrated By Yellowstone Waters

If you like the idea of death by melting the flesh and muscle off your bones, you'll love bathing in Yellowstone's hot springs.

As a guy who writes a lot of parody and satire, I can tell you that it only works when there is a small bit of truth in the fictional story that is about to unfold.

Once again, Wyoming's own Casper Planet shows us how this works.

Casper Planet is a satirical Facebook page that lampoons all that is Wyoming.

Today's headline from the Planet read as follows:

TOURISTS MISTAKE YELLOWSTONE THERMAL POOL FOR “FREE HOT TUB” YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY.

The small truth in the story is that enough tourists in Yellowstone ignore the signs and try to find out for themselves how hot that water is.

HOW HOT IS IT?

A bison died in a Yellowstone hot spring in June 2025 after accidentally falling into the water. While it didn't fully boil since the water was slightly below the boiling point, it was likely cooked and died from the intense heat. Many horrified tourists witnessed the incident.

Dying in a Yellowstone hot spring is much like this scene from the movie Robob Cop.

In 2016, a 23-year-old man named Colin Scott fell into a boiling hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, and his body dissolved due to the extreme heat and acidity. No remains were found. Rescue workers initially found his body, but abandoned recovery attempts due to the dangerous conditions. The following day, they could not locate any remains, concluding that the hot spring's water had dissolved them.

Below, Edie Murphy's famous JAMES BROWN IN THE HOT TUB bit on Saturday Night Live. At least he did not try this in Yellowstone.

Some years ago, somebody's shoes and bits of leg and foot bones were found. Nobody knows who that was from.

So, yeah, stay out of the hot water at Yellowstone.