Officials from Yellowstone National Park announced on Thursday that they are looking into the incident after a park staffer discovered a portion of a foot floating in a hot spring in the southern area of the park wearing a shoe.
The West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking lot were temporarily closed as a result of Tuesday’s finding at Abyss Pool. Since then, the area has reopened.
According to park spokesman Morgan Warthin, the park had no more information on the inquiry to share with the public on Thursday.
According to park officials, Abyss Pool is 53 feet (16 metres) deep and roughly 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 Celsius) in temperature. It is situated west of the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake. It is located on the southern side of the park’s southern loop.
In these hot springs, superheated water lowers and is replenished by hotter water from below as it cools as it approaches the surface. According to the park’s website, the circulation keeps the water from heating up to the point where it may explode like geysers do in the area.
