In 1995, Roberts Rinehart published Death in Yellowstone, a story collection of true tales of demise within the park鈥檚 boundaries. Written like a pulp novel, the book sold more than 150,000 copies.聽
Today there are seven more volumes, each containing breathless-but-real accounts of ends met at a different national park. Here are three of the most cringe-worthy excerpts.聽
Grizzly Encounter聽
鈥 鈥楬e鈥檚 ripping my arm!鈥 the girl screamed as the bear bit into her sleeping bag. The bear had the zipper; she could not escape. Seconds later she cried again, 鈥極h my god, I鈥檓 dead!鈥 鈥
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Dangerous Waters
鈥淪he was standing on top of the falls when she slipped on the mossy rocks and fell. The undertow trapped her between two rocks and kept her deep underwater. Visitors who were at the scene formed a human chain and tried to reach the girl, but the current was too strong.鈥
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Hot Springs Disaster
鈥淜irwan鈥檚 entire body was badly burned, as the skin was peeling off. 鈥楾hat was a stupid thing I did,鈥 Kirwan spoke softly. Another man ran up and began to remove one of Kirwan鈥檚 shoes, and the men watched horrified as the skin came off with it.鈥
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