A man suffered one of the worst deaths imaginable after jumping into a boiling hot spring
In 1981, David Alan Kirwan was walking in Yellowstone National Park when his dog, Moosie, jumped into a hot spring.
The 24-year-old jumped into action and followed his pet into Celestine Springs to rescue the mixed-race boxer.
He took a few steps towards the spring and then jumped headfirst into the scalding water.
Celestine Springs is known to reach temperatures as high as 93 degrees Celsius (200 degrees Fahrenheit), so it's understandable that problems start here.
Kirwan tried to swim over and grab his dog, but fell into the water after trying to bring him to shore.
Ronald Ratliff, who was walking with Kirwan, managed to pull his friend out of the water but suffered second-degree burns to his feet.
However, the situation in Kirwan was much worse. His time in the thermal waters left him blind and his skin turned white. When a park ranger tried to take off his shoes, his skin fell off.
“That was stupid. How bad could I be? I did a stupid thing,” witnesses heard Kirwan say before the ambulance showed up, the Daily Star reported. “
100% of his body suffered third-degree burns. He died the next day.
“He loved dogs and when the dog went in, his friends told him not to go in (after her), but David went in,” James Kirwan said of his son.
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