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アメリカ・ワイオミング州などにまたがるイエローストーン国立公園で、酸性の熱水泉に観光客の男性が誤って転落して死亡し、遺体が溶解してなくなる事故が起きた。CNNなどが11月18日に報じた。
公園管理当局によると、オレゴン州のコリン・スコットさん（当時２３）は今年６月、家族と２人でイエローストンを訪れ、温泉浴ができる場所を探してノリス間欠泉近くの立入禁止区域に侵入した。泉を見付けたスコットさんは温度をチェックしようと手を伸ばし、足を滑らせて泉の中に転落。駆け付けた救急隊が泉の底に沈んでいるスコットさんを発見したものの、付近一帯は当時、雷雨に見舞われていたことから引き揚げることはできなかった。
翌日現場に戻ってみると、泉の底にあった遺体は消えてなくなっていた。「あっという間に溶解が進んだ」と森林監視員の責任者は話す。
（CNN.co.jp : 酸性の熱水泉に転落死、遺体溶けてなくなる 米国立公園より 2016/11/18 11:27）
イエローストーン国立公園で、熱水泉に入ることは法律で禁止されている。当局は、遺族への配慮から動画を公表しておらず、内容についても公には説明していないとBBCは伝えた。
AFPによると、イエローストーン国立公園は、アメリカで最も来訪者が多い国立公園の一つ。国立公園の歴史に詳しい専門家によると、1870年以降、子供7人を含む22人が約120度に達することもある同国立公園の熱水泉で死亡しているという。
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Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park(01 of70)
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Yellowstone River on a foggy morning(02 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(03 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(04 of70)
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Moose in Yellowstone(05 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(06 of70)
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Dragon's Mouth Spring(07 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(08 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(09 of70)
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Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park (7627547680)(10 of70)
com/photos/skinnylawyer/7627547680/ Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park. Uploaded by russavia | Date 2012-07-21 07:13 | Author http:// ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Yellowstone National Park(11 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(12 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(13 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(14 of70)
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Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park (7712518928)(15 of70)
com/photos/skinnylawyer/7712518928/ Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park. Uploaded by russavia | Date 2012-07-20 17:20 | Author http://www ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Yellowstone National Park(16 of70)
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone(17 of70)
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone(18 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(19 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(20 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(21 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(22 of70)
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone(23 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(24 of70)
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Stage Coach in Yellowstone National Park(25 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(26 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(27 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park(28 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4577(29 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4575(30 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4574(31 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4573(32 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4549(33 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4515(34 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4506(35 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4465(36 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4435(37 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL3996(38 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL3994(39 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL3412(40 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL3102(41 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL3090(42 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL3990(43 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park YELL4548(44 of70)
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View of the 'Morning Glory' hot spring w(45 of70)
View of the \'Morning Glory\' hot spring with it\'s unique colors caused by brown, orange and yellow algae-like bacteria called Thermophiles, that thrive in the cooling water turning the vivid aqua-blues to a murkier greenish brown, in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 1, 2011. Yellowstone National Park, was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Grant on March 1, 1872. The park is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho and was the first national park in the world. It is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful Geyser. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Geyser, Yellowstone National Park (5682679932)(46 of70)
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Coyote in Yellowstone national park(47 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park Blue Pool(48 of70)
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Elks in yellowstone national park(49 of70)
Description Elk s, Cervus canadensis in Yellowstone National Park | Source | Date 2008 | Author https://sites. google. com/site/ ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Elk in Yellowstone National Park(50 of70)
Description Elk, Cervus canadensis in Yellowstone National Park | Source | Date 2008 | Author https://sites. google. com/site/ ... in Yellowstone ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Tourist walk beside the partially frozen(51 of70)
Tourist walk beside the partially frozen Yellowstone Lake at the West Thumb Geyser Basin in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 2, 2011. Yellowstone National Park, was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Grant on March 1, 1872. The park is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho and was the first national park in the world. It is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful Geyser. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daisy Geyser erupting in Yellowstone National Park(52 of70)
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Boiling lake in Yellowstone National Park(53 of70)
Description Boiling lake in Yellowstone National Park .Once Churning Caldron was a cool spring covered with colorful mats of microorganisms ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Pronghorn in Yellowstone National Park 1(54 of70)
Description 1 Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana in Yellowstone National Park | Source | Author https://sites. google. com/site/ ... in Yellowstone ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
"Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park," Wyoming - NARA - 520005(55 of70)
Title\"Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park,\" Wyoming | Scope and content | General notes | ARC 520005 | Local identifier 79-AA-T15 | ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
View of the 'Morning Glory' hot spring(56 of70)
View of the \'Morning Glory\' hot spring with it\'s unique colors caused by brown, orange and yellow algae-like bacteria that thrive in the cooling water, turning the vivid aqua-blue to a murkier greenish brown, in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 2, 2011. Yellowstone National Park, was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Grant on March 1, 1872. The park is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho and was the first national park in the world. It is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful Geyser. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park (7712519974)(57 of70)
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Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park (7712518928)(58 of70)
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A bison in Yellowstone National Park.JPG(59 of70)
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Coyote in Yellowstone national park 1(60 of70)
Description Coyote,Canis latrans in Yellowstone National Park | Source | Author https://sites. google. com/site/thebrockeninglory/ Brocken ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Solar Glory in Yellowstone National Park(61 of70)
org/wiki/Glory_%28optical_phenomenon%29 Solar glory at the steam from hot spring s at Yellowstone National Park .A glory is an optical ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Yellowstone National Park Firehole spring 01(62 of70)
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Yellowstone National Park Firehole spring 00(63 of70)
Description Firehole spring, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | Source | Date 2007-07-31 | Author User:MatthiasKabel ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Basalt columns in yellowstone national park(64 of70)
Description Basalt columns in Yellowstone National Park | Source | Author https://sites. google. com/site/thebrockeninglory/ Brocken Inaglory ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Yellowstone National Park Firehole spring 02(65 of70)
Description Firehole spring, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | Source | Date 2007-07-31 | Author User:MatthiasKabel ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Tourists watch the 'Old Faithful' geyser(66 of70)
Tourists watch the \'Old Faithful\' geyser which erupts on average every 90 minutes in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 1, 2011. Yellowstone National Park, was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Grant on March 1, 1872. The park is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho and was the first national park in the world. It is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful Geyser. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
A golden-mantled ground squirrel begs for food in the Yellowst(67 of70)
A golden-mantled ground squirrel begs for food in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 1, 2011. Yellowstone National Park, was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Grant on March 1, 1872. The park is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho and was the first national park in the world. It is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful Geyser. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Buffalo grazing in Yellowstone National Park(68 of70)
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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park USA(69 of70)
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Orange Spring Mound in Yellowstone National Park 1(70 of70)
Description Dead trees at Orange Spring Mound at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Bacteria and algae create the streaks of ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
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