Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot spring
Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the southern part of the US park, officials said Thursday.
Tuesday's discovery at Abyss Pool led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking lot.
The area has since reopened.
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In this photo provided by the National Park Service is the Abyss Pool hot spring in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park, Wy., in June 2015. Diane Renkin/National Park Service via AP
The park did not have any other information about the investigation to make public on Thursday, park spokesperson Morgan Warthin said.
Abyss Pool, located west of the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake, is 16 meters deep and the temperature is about 60C, park officials said.
It is on the south side of the southern loop through the park.
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Yellowstone National Park is famed for its expansive beauty and wildlife. It's one of America's most popular parks. National Park Service
In such hot springs, superheated water cools as it reaches the surface, sinks and is replaced by hotter water from below.
The circulation prevents the water from reaching the temperature needed to set off an eruption like happens with geysers in the park, according to the park's website.
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