Human foot inside shoe found in Yellowstone Park hot spring

A partial foot inside a shoe was spotted by a park official last week, floating in one of the park's many pools.

Officials at Yellowstone National Park say a human foot found floating in a hot spring last week is likely linked to the death of a person last month.

Part of a human foot inside a shoe was found floating in the park’s Abyss Pool last Tuesday, after an employee spotted it, reports The Associated Press.

The Abyss Pool is located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park.

News of that discovery led a man from Maryland to contact the National Park Service to report that he and his family had spotted a shoe, floating sole up, in the hot spring on the morning of Aug. 11.

Chris Quinn of Pasadena, Md., told the AP that he sent a photo of the shoe to the park service.

“Currently, the park believes there was no foul play,” park officials said in an online statement.

Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the death, officials said.