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A 60-year-old woman received third-degree burns while walking in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming this week, according to park officials. The incident occurred on Monday when the woman, of Windsor, New Hampshire, walked in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful, according to a Wednesday statement from the National Park Service. The woman, who was seriously injured, was not named.
Visitors are urged to practice “extreme caution” in hydrothermal areas by staying on boardwalks and trails. Pets are prohibited on boardwalk and hiking trails in the backcountry and in thermal areas, according to the park service. Grounds in hydrothermal areas are thin and there is scorching water just below the surface, officials said. The incident is under investigation, according to the park service. A hydrothermal explosion in July sent visitors running for safety at Yellowstone.
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