Yellowstone Visitors Watch Bison Die In 160-Degree Grand Prismatic Spring
Dozens of Yellowstone visitors were shocked to witness the death of a bison as it stepped into the water at the shallow edge of Grand Prismatic Spring on Saturday morning. Left behind is a carcass that will soon be “dissolved” by the 160-degree water.
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 over the weekend.
Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, a bull bison was walking near Grand Prismatic Spring when it stumbled into the water at the edge of the 160-degree pool. The bison attempted to escape but ultimately died in its struggle, leaving its carcass floating at the shallow edge of the pool.
“It took a few steps into a shallow area to the right of the pool, turned around, and stepped out very quickly,” Louise Howard, who witnessed the event, wrote on social media. “It stood for a moment, then turned back towards the spring and stepped into a deeper section, then couldn’t get out despite trying its best.”
After its death, the bison’s carcass could be seen floating in the shallows of the thermal pool. Soon, it will be nothing but bones bleaching in the sun and mineral-rich water.
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