On average, 6 people die in national parks per week

According to a recent article put out by CNN Newsource on April 24th 2019, On average, 6 people die in national parks per week.
Read the article here.

There are many reasons why people get into trouble, get lost or even die in the national parks. We've all seen people do stupid things because their mind is focused someplace other than the danger that is right in front of them.
It's because of those people, the rest of us have to suffer stupid rules or closed access to really cool places.

Yellowstone National Park even put out an article on their website titled: Bad Selfies: 6 Places Not to Pose in Yellowstone.
You can get it here.

With the start of another vacation season, try not to be one of "those people" that cant pay attention to the beauty and the danger around them.

Be safe, be prepared and be rescued.