A woman suffered burns after falling into a thermal feature at Yellowstone National Park, park officials say. Yellowstone is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The woman 'illegally entered the park,' the National Park Service said in a statement.
Yellowstone has been closed to visitors since March 24 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The woman"illegally entered the park," the National Park Service said in a statement. She told park rangers she was backing up to take pictures when she fell into a thermal feature at the Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most famous geyser's in the world."Hot springs have injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any other natural feature," reads the park's website.
Earlier this year, two men that were caught trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser, which is a closed thermal area, were sentenced to 10 days in jail and five years of probation. They were also ordered to pay $540 restitution and banned from the park for five years."Visitors must realize that walking on thermal features is dangerous, damages the resource, and illegal," Park Chief Ranger Sarah Davis said in January about the sentencing.
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