Thursday 17 November 2022 10:35 PM Foot found floating in Yellowstone hot pool identified as that of 70-year-old ... trends now
A partial foot inside a shoe found floating in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring in August has been identified to be that of a 70-year-old California man.
It remains unclear how Il Hun Ro, from Los Angeles, ended up in the Abyss Pool but investigators said they don't suspect foul play.
Park staff found Ro's foot in the park's West Thumb Geyser Basin in August but said that whatever happened to the 70-year-old took place on July 31.
While there were no witnesses of the event, officials said they were able to identify Ro through DNA analysis and have notified his family.
'Based on a lack of evidence, the circumstances surrounding the death of Ro remain unknown,' a statement released by the park read.
'This investigation has concluded, and the park has no additional information to share.'
The partial foot was found inside a shoe in Abyss Pool in the park's West Thumb Geyser Basin in August and is now known to belong to Il Hun Ro
Ro is a 70-year-old man from Los Angeles and Yellowstone National park officials say it is still unclear how he ended up in the popular Abyss Pool
Investigators said they don't suspect foul play and said the event took place on the morning of July 31. They were able to identify Ro through DNA analysis and have notified his family
Yellowstone National Park officials started to investigate the matter earlier this year when an employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the southern part of the park.
The discovery at Abyss Pool in Wyoming led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking lot. However the area has since reopened.
Abyss Pool, located west of the West Thumb of Yellowstone
