A 60-year-old woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg this week while walking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.

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,

A woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.

People travel from all over the world to see the thermal pools and breathtaking geysers at Yellowstone National Park. But as the posted signs and warnings tell everyone who visits that these landmarks are meant to be seen and not touched.

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.

A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling through a thin crust over scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser.

A 60-year-old woman received third-degree burns walking in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming this week, according to park officials.

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.