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Body of kayaker found on Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park
June 11, 2026 · Source: National Park Service
On the morning of June 8, occupants of a vessel on Yellowstone Lake discovered the body of a 41-year-old male, Brandon Rhea of Denver, Colorado, floating in the water near Rock Point on the northwest shore of the lake near Bridge Bay.
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