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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:34 PM Sep 2019

Yellowstone tourist injured after falling into hot spring

A 48-year-old tourist was severely burned Sunday after falling into a hot spring near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.

Cade Edmond Siemers, a U.S. citizen who lives in India, told rangers that he had wandered beyond the safety of the boardwalk with a flashlight in the dark. Siemers fell into scalding water near Old Faithful's cone some time before midnight.

Despite burns covering much of his body, Siemers made it back to his room at the Old Faithful Inn and telephoned for help, the park stated in a news release issued Monday.

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Yellowstone tourist injured after falling into hot spring (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2019 OP

Surely it should have been obvious to him PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #1

Rangers said they detected evidence of alcohol use. At dawn Monday they found one of Siemers' shoes, Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #2

That explains a lot. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #4

interesting. authorities have started to worn age 50 and older not to swim alone Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #5

That would probably be more effective. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #7

A Grizzly with some kaiser rolls snort Oct 2019 #3

Many of those pools are near boiling temperature. denbot Oct 2019 #6

Yes, very fortunate. So to speak. His life just changed Hortensis Oct 2019 #8

I Can't Imagine RobinA Oct 2019 #9

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

1. Surely it should have been obvious to him

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:58 PM

Sep 2019

once he was no longer on the boardwalk?

People are idiots.

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

2. Rangers said they detected evidence of alcohol use. At dawn Monday they found one of Siemers' shoes,

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

Oct 2019

Rangers said they detected evidence of alcohol use. At dawn Monday they found one of Siemers' shoes, a hat, and a beer can near the geyser. They also found footprints leading to and from Old Faithful, and blood on the boardwalk.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

4. That explains a lot.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:19 AM

Oct 2019

It's my understanding that adult drownings (not quite the same, but related) almost always involve alcohol.

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

5. interesting. authorities have started to worn age 50 and older not to swim alone

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:22 AM

Oct 2019

they run adds.. 50+ = swim with a buddy. instead of "don't drink and swim"

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

7. That would probably be more effective.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 02:10 AM

Oct 2019

Someone who's been drinking, might well blow off "don't drink and swim". But if "swim with a buddy" has gotten through to them, they might well swim with a buddy. Even if they've been drinking. Even if the buddy has been drinking.

Strikes me as a very sensible thing.

snort

(2,334 posts)

3. A Grizzly with some kaiser rolls

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:02 AM

Oct 2019

and a jar of plochman's was spotted in the area.

denbot

(9,900 posts)

6. Many of those pools are near boiling temperature.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 01:24 AM

Oct 2019

It is amazing he made it back to his room.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. Yes, very fortunate. So to speak. His life just changed

Reply to denbot (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 07:37 AM

Oct 2019

big time, but at least he still has one.

Reminds of that teenager a couple years ago who strolled far into a dangerous field and then slipped and disappeared into one. His sister ran for help, but his even bones had been dissolved by the time they were able to attempt to retrieve his body.

RobinA

(9,893 posts)

9. I Can't Imagine

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 08:47 AM

Oct 2019

how drunk I would have to be to take a walk on a geyser cone. I'd be back in the room throwing up before I got to that point. I guess I'm not much of a drinker.

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