A man intending to 'hot pot' fell into a Yellowstone hot spring and dissolved entirely within a day

Colin Scott met a tragic fate after falling into the spring

A man who intended to 'hot pot' completely dissolved after falling into a volcanic spring in Yellowstone.

Colin Scott visited the national park, renowned for its volcanic activity, with the intention of 'hot potting'—jumping into a hot spring briefly before quickly exiting.

Yellowstone boasts a vast number of hot springs due to its location directly above a super-volcano.

The enormous magma chamber beneath the national park heats the water, causing it to rise near the surface, and it becomes enriched with minerals from the volcano below.

Although volcanic minerals are often praised for their health benefits, swimming in these pools is extremely dangerous, even for a moment, as Colin tragically discovered.

The pools are extremely hazardous (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

The 23-year-old was testing the water at a hot spring when he slipped, fell in, and couldn't escape.

Sadly, Colin lost his life in the pool.

Park rangers were summoned to the scene of the dreadful incident, but they couldn't immediately retrieve Colin's body from the water.

A thunderstorm was approaching, forcing the rangers to retreat and seek shelter, planning to return the following day to recover Colin from the spring.

However, upon their return, Colin's body was missing, with only his sandals and wallet floating in the volcanic water.

While it's possible a wild animal might have encountered and taken Colin's body, the rangers suspected another cause.

Deputy Chief Ranger Lorant Veress documented the incident and explained there was another alarming reason for Colin's body's disappearance.

Yellowstone is renowned for its volcanic activity (George Rose/Getty Images)

"A significant amount of dissolving occurred in a very short time," he noted.

The surface temperatures of geysers and volcanic pools can reach up to 199F (93C), increasing as you get closer to the magma below.

This, combined with the abundance of volcanic chemicals in the water, creates an environment extremely hostile to the biological tissue of most organisms, including humans.

Only a few species of highly specialized bacteria are resilient enough to survive in the volcanic pools continuously.

Unfortunately, around 52 people have died in Yellowstone since 2010, as reported by Outforia.

However, this number is lower than the fatalities in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, which recorded 92 deaths.