National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Jan. 26, 2015 15-005
Al Nash
(307) 344-2015
YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE
Visitor Found Dead Along Yellowstone Ski Trail
The body of a Montana man was discovered this past weekend along a ski trail in Yellowstone National Park.
Snowshoers called 911 around noon on Saturday, after spotting what they thought was a frozen human body in the snow along a groomed ski trail in the northern part of the park.
Park rangers responded to the Frog Rock Trailhead, which is south of the Grand Loop Road, eight and a half miles east of Mammoth Hot Springs.
They discovered the body of 52 year old Merik Morgan from Belgrade, Mont., not far from the ski trail along the Blacktail Plateau Drive.
While initial indications are that the man succumbed to hypothermia, the incident remains under investigation.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
