Today’s Delayed Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Rollo Gallagher of Salt Lake City, Utah, died from injuries he sustained on August 15, 1927, when he fell into a hot spring near Firehole Lake in Lower Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park. Gallagher ventured out onto a thin crust formation which failed to support his weight and he was precipitated into the hot spring. Initially, his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, and he was advised at West Yellowstone to go to the hospital at Mammoth. Instead, Gallagher elected to drive to Salt Lake City without treatment, and died shortly after he arrived there. This considerable delay in receiving medical attention was probably at least partly responsible for his death.
Culled from: Death In Yellowstone
Remember, kids: Don’t Dunk and Drive!
Fire in the Hole indeed.