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,

The bright blue, green and orange colors of the geothermal geyser Old Faithful are caused by thermophiles or microscopic organisms that thrive in hot temperatures in spring water rising from deep within the ground.

The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was near the Old Faithful Geyser at the Wyoming national park this week when she stepped through a thin crust over scalding water, park officials said.

The 60-year-old was walking with her husband and dog near a geyser when she broke through the ground into scalding waters on Monday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.

The 60-year-old woman had second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg after breaking through a thin crust over scalding water in a thermal area of the park.

Fire danger was lowered to high at Yellowstone National Park and Stage 1 fire restrictions were lifted.There are no fire restrictions currently in place at the

America’s first national park is a bucket-list destination for many travelers. The massive 2.2 million acre park sits mainly in Wyoming, with edges reaching into Mon­tana and Idaho. Set aside

The woman was walking off-trail with her husband and dog in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful when she injured herself.

A woman visiting Yellowstone National Park reportedly suffered second- and third-degree burns after wandering off-trail in a thermal area on Monday, park officials announced. The unidentified woman, 60,

A hiker was airlifted to hospital with burns from “scalding water" while walking off-trail at a thermal area at Yellowstone National Park on Monday, the National Park Service said.