Roll-Over Kills Yellowstone Employee
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Contact: Al Nash, 307-344-2010 Contact: Stacy Vallie, 307-344-2012
National Park Service Yellowstone National Park ---------------------------------------------------- Roll-Over Kills Yellowstone Employee An employee of Xanterra Parks & Resorts was killed in a single vehicle roll-over near the Old Faithful interchange at approximately 7:30 a.m. this morning. Joshua Spalsbury, 27, from Grand Ledge, Michigan, was driving in the Old Faithful area when his vehicle left the road, rolled, and then hit a tree, trapping him inside. National Park Service rangers and emergency response personnel found him unresponsive and without a pulse. Extrication equipment and personnel were required to access and recover his body. A motor vehicle accident reconstruction specialist from the Wyoming Highway Patrol has been dispatched to the scene to assist National Park Service rangers with the investigation. This is the first fatal accident in Yellowstone National Park this year.
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Lake trout are an invasive species of fish that is decimating the native cutthroat trout population in Yellowstone Lake.