International tourists killed in vehicle crash were among millions drawn to the Yellowstone area

The deaths of six, and possibly seven, foreign nationals in a fiery van crash in eastern Idaho are a reminder that the visitors who throng to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks from around the world travel on scenic byways that can be as dangerous as the region’s grizzly bears and boiling hot pools. The tourists who were killed were from Italy and China, officials said. According to the most recent data from the International Trade Administration, 36% of international visitors who arrived to the U.S. by air listed visits to national parks and national monuments as their top leisure activity while in the U.S.