Bison dies after falling into a grand prismatic spring in Yellowstone National Park

Tourists at the Yelostone National Park saw a tragic death of a bison on 21 June, when the animal fell into the water near the Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin near the old loyalty.

A witness who posted pictures of the incident On social media Said that Bison took some steps in a shallow area before turning around and quickly exiting. The animal then clearly stopped before turning back and stepping into a deep area, where it got stuck and unable to free itself.

After a group of visitors, Yelostone Tourist contacted very closely by Bison

“Unfortunately, I saw the bison drowning in the grand prismatic springs yesterday morning. It took some steps in a shallow region on the right side of the pool, it turned around and exiting very quickly. It stood for a moment, then returned to a deep section and despite that he was trying to breathe.

Howard told CBS News It was “as hard as it was difficult to get out of hardly.”

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Michael Poland, a scientist-prone of the Yelostone Volcanic Observatory, told CBS News that while it is rare, falling into hot springs for animals is not unheard. He said that scientists have found skeletons in hot springs in the park. According to Poland, Bison died “very early” and most likely is boiled to death.

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Poland said, “This bison body is originally almost sitting in a pool of boiling water, and … that boiling water will eventually eat biological materials, tissues and finally on some bone,” according to Poland, according to, according to, according to, according to, NBC News,

Grand prismatic spring is 300 feet wide, and its water can reach 192 degrees Fahrenheit.