We were just there last week. A lady in front of me at Beryl Spring asked her friend if she stuck her finger in the pool of boiling water would her finger fall off. I so wanted to tell her that if you pull on a buffaloes tail he will be your friend but I didn’t. I just gave her a rolling eyes look.
People have died in various hot springs in Yellowstone. Some are so hot there is little or nothing left.
Far more people have been killed by bison in Yellowstone than by grizzlies. You have to pretty much be in the back country to run into a bear. Bison are all over the place.
When we were there some years ago now, there were signs all over the place warning people that the animals in Yellowstone are WILD animals, not TAME, and that they are DANGEROUS. Many people apparently don’t take that seriously. I was told by a park ranger that when they have a tourist vs. animal incident the park staff roots for the animal.
I also noticed that when we visit the Grand Canyon, there are signs all over the place warning people not to get too close to the edge because you might fall over and fall a very long way.
There are plenty of people who shouldn’t be let out without a keeper.
There’s a book called Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in America’s First Park. It details the various ways people have managed to get themselves killed in Yellowstone. It’s fascinating but gruesome. It pretty much cured me of wanting to go back to Yellowstone even though it’s a beautiful place.