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Woman sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park - NPS
News Release Woman sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park Stay on trails and boardwalks in thermal areas Old Faithful northbound sign NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: September 18, 2024 Contact: Linda Veress , (307) 344-2015 On Monday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2024, a 60-year-old woman visiting Yellowstone National Park from Windsor, New Hampshire, reportedly suffered second and third-degree burns to her lower leg while walking in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful. The woman was walking off-trail with her husband and leashed dog in a thermal area when she broke through a thin crust over scalding water and suffered burns to her leg. The husband and dog were not injured. The woman and her husband went to a park medical clinic where they were evaluated. The patient was later transported via helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for further treatment. Visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydr...
Billings businesses team up to recover vehicle in Yellowstone National Park thermal feature [includes video clip] - KTVQ
Billings businesses team up to recover vehicle in Yellowstone National Park thermal feature
Fully submerged vehicle removed from thermal feature in Yellowstone National Park - NPS
NEWS RELEASE Fully submerged vehicle removed from thermal feature in Yellowstone National Park Vehicle occupants are safe with non-life-threatening injuries Crews work to lift car out of the Semi-Centennial Geyser NPS News Release Date: July 12, 2024 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 On Thursday, July 11 at about 10:40 a.m. a car with five occupants inadvertently drove off the roadway and into the Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal feature near Roaring Mountain between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction in Yellowstone National Park. All five occupants exited the vehicle on their own, and each individual was transported via ambulance to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Today, July 12, law enforcement rangers temporarily closed both lanes of the roadway near the accident in order to safely lift the car out of the thermal feature (see photo). The vehicle was fully submerged in about nine feet of water. The ...
Fundraiser set for Laiha Slayton of Delaware, burned by Yellowstone hot spring - Columbus Dispatch
Fundraiser set for Laiha Slayton of Delaware, burned by Yellowstone hot spring
Thousands of Dollars Raised for Woman Burned Jumping in Yellowstone Hot Spring to Save Dog - Newsweek
Thousands of Dollars Raised for Woman Burned Jumping in Yellowstone Hot Spring to Save Dog
Female visitor suffers significant thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park; Visitors: Keep pets under control NPS News Release
News Release Female visitor suffers significant thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park; Visitors: Keep pets under control Bison graze along the Firehole River near Midway Geyser Basin NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: October 5, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 A 20-year-old woman from Washington suffered significant thermal burns between her shoulders and feet on the afternoon of October 4, in the vicinity of Fountain Flat Drive south of Madison Junction. When the woman and her father exited their vehicle to look around, their dog jumped out of the car and into Maiden’s Grave Spring near the Firehole River. The woman entered the thermal hot spring to retrieve the dog. The father pulled her out of the feature and then drove the party to West Yellowstone, Montana. Yellowstone National Park rangers and Hebgen Basin Rural Fire District provided initial care to the woman at West Yellowstone. She was then transported to the Bu...