Placid elk lounging around the lawns of Mammoth Hot Springs are a favorite attraction for Yellowstone National Park visitors. But the start of the fall rut means bull elk are much more aggressive toward both people and vehicles. Several vehicles are damaged by elk every year and occasionally people are charged by elk and can be injured. Visitors and residents are asked to use caution when walking near elk and to look around corners before exiting buildings or walking around blind spots. Continue Reading →
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2 dead in separate incidents in Yellowstone
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An 8-year-old girl died Sunday morning after falling into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a popular attraction in Yellowstone National Park. In an unrelated incident, the body of a concessions worker who died while floating the Yellowstone River was recovered Saturday. The girl, Zahra Allahyari, and family members were following a trail to the Brink of the Lower Falls observation platform when she fell 550 feet into the canyon. Continue Reading →
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Man missing after river tubing in Yellowstone Park
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Officials in Yellowstone National Park are searching for a Georgia man who is missing after being swept down the Yellowstone River near Tower Junction Monday evening. The missing man was one of three concession employees who reportedly used inner tubes to float the Lamar River. Continue Reading →
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Woman dies in Grand Teton rafting accident
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A rafting accident on the Snake River resulted in the death of one member of a private boating party Sunday evening, July 13, in Grand Teton National Park. Donna Viehman, 63, of Jackson, Wyoming was riding in a rubber raft just north of the Moose Landing with five other people, including her husband, when the raft hit a mid-stream obstruction. The raft overturned and spilled all six persons into the river at approximately 6:20 p.m. Continue Reading →
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Tourists injured in Grand Teton tour bus crash
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Twenty-four people were treated for injuries follwing a commercial tour bus Thursday afternoon in Grand Teton National Park. A bus carrying 26 passengers and a driver crashed approximately four miles north of Colter Bay Village. Ambulances and a passenger van were used to transport 24 people for medical care at St. John’s Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming. Two seriously injured passengers were flown by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Continue Reading →
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Yellowstone visitor killed by falling tree
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A visitor to Yellowstone National Park died Monday afternoon after being struck by a falling tree. The 36-year old man was from Taiwan, and was part of a group that was hiking the Fairy Falls trail, a popular trail leading to a waterfall located north of the Old Faithful area and west of the Grand Loop Road. Continue Reading →
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Yellowstone rangers conducting commercial vehicle inspections
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Yellowstone National Park rangers and state and federal transportation officials will conduct safety evaluations of commercial vehicles and operators traveling in the park this summer. Park officials say the inspections are designed to ensure the safe operation and mechanical soundness of commercial buses and trucks on Yellowstone’s roadways. Continue Reading →
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Pilot injured after plane crashses in Yellowstone
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A 54-year old man was injured when the single-engine airplane he was piloting crashed Monday morning in Yellowstone National Park near the community of Gardiner, Mont. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., multiple callers reported that a small plane had crashed just north of the Gardiner Cemetery and east of Yellowstone Trail inside Yellowstone National Park, according to a statement released by the park's public affairs office. The accident site is south of the publicly owned Gardiner Airport, which is outside the park boundary. Continue Reading →
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Temporary closures scheduled for South Jenny Lake in Grand Teton
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Starting Monday, May 12, a temporary area closure will be in effect for several south Jenny Lake locations within Grand Teton National Park. Park officials said the temporary public closures are necessary to ensure public safety during construction activities involving helicopter-assisted transport of heavy material to trail locations on the west side of Jenny Lake. Continue Reading →
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Snowboarder dies after fall in Grand Teton
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A backcountry snowboarder died Monday after a 1,500-foot fall on Teewinot Mountain in Grand Teton National Park. Joseph Lohr, 24, from Anchorage, Alaska, and two companions had summited the 12,325-foot mountain around 10 a.m. and were descending the snow-covered peak on snowboards and skis when the accident occurred. Continue Reading →