A hiker has suffered the first thermal-related injury in Yellowstone for 2024 when she fell into scalding water after going off trail.
A New Hampshire woman suffered third-degree burns after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials.The 60-year-old hiker, her husband, and their dog ventured near the Mallard Lake Trailhead close to Old Faithful on Monday afternoon when the woman accidentally broke through a fragile crust and fell into scalding water in a thermal area near the famed geyser.The woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, sustained second and third-degree burns to her lower leg.
According to the National Park Service, more visitors have been injured or killed by hot springs than any other natural feature within the park, with at least 22 fatalities linked to thermal injuries since 1890.Newsweek reached out to Yellowstone National Park via online email form for comment.Monday's incident comes after visitors were forced to run away from a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park in July, which sent a dramatic plume of smoke and debris into the air.
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