The woman suffered burns after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water near the Old Faithful geyser.

A hiker has suffered the first thermal-related injury in Yellowstone for 2024 when she fell into scalding water after going off trail.

Yellowstone National Park has reported its first known thermal injury of the year. A 60-year-old woman visiting from Windsor, New Hampshire, who was not identified by name, reportedly suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg on Monday afternoon while walking in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful.

Yellowstone National Park said it has reduced its fire level to HIGH and lifted Stage 1 fire restrictions that went into effect July 27. “At this time, there are no fire restrictions in place or planned in the park,

Walking in a thermal region of Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park resulted in serious injuries for a 60-year-old woman from New Hampshire

YELLOWSTONE, Wyo. ( ABC4) — A New Hampshire woman visiting Yellowstone National Park on Monday, Sept. 16, fell into some water and received thermal burns, according to the National Park Service.

A woman visiting Yellowstone National Park was severely burned while walking in a thermal area at Old Faithful.

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 60-year-old woman from New Hampshire suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg on Monday while walking in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park, the park said Wednesday. The park said she was near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful.