YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after an Idaho woman reported her 3-year-old daughter shot herself with a handgun in a campground.
Park rangers responded Saturday morning to Grant Village Campground, but resuscitation efforts failed, resulting in what officials said was the first shooting death in the park since 1978.
Park spokesman Al Nash said Sunday that part of the campground remained cordoned off while park rangers and special park agents conduct the investigation. He said he didn’t know where the girl’s body was taken.
“We don’t have all of the information, and we haven’t drawn any conclusions,” Nash said.
He said he didn’t know how many family members were camping or where they are from in Idaho. Names haven’t been released.
Yeah, not too long ago it was illegal to bring firearms into National Parks chiefly because… WHY WOULD YOU NEED A GUN IN A NATIONAL PARK?!
By the way, President Obama signed the bill allowing loaded guns in the Parks. Because he clearly hates guns.