A photo of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, taken from an overlook on the west side of the lake. (Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)

Boaters found a deceased kayaker in Yellowstone Lake earlier this week.

Forty-one-year-old Brandon Rhea of Denver was discovered in the water on the northwest shore of the lake near Bridge Bay in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) on June 8.

National Park Service rangers responded and recovered the body, as well as a capsized kayak and personal belongings.

The death is under investigation and the agency has provided no other details beyond a June 11 press release at this time.

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Hannah Habermann was the rural and tribal reporter for Wyoming Public Radio. She has a degree in Environmental Studies and Non-Fiction Writing from Middlebury College and was the co-creator of the podcast...