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A visitor at Yellowstone National Park scrambled away in shock after she ignored warnings and put her hand into a steaming hot spring
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Jun 30, 2023, 5:33:13 PM6/30/23
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A woman at Yellowstone National Park ignored warnings and put her hand
into a steaming hot spring.
A video captured by another visitor showed the woman scrambling away
after, shouting, "It's hot!"
Hot springs have "injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any
other natural feature," per the NPS.
A woman at Yellowstone National Park ignored warnings and dipped her hand
into one of the park's famous hot springs, only to scramble away in shock
when she realized how hot the water was.
Another visitor caught the incident on video, and it was later uploaded to
the Instagram account TouronsofYellowstone.
The account, which takes its name from the words "tourist" and "moron,"
posts videos of visitors doing stupid and dangerous things at Yellowstone
National Park.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtuCmrJAwk6/
????
“Ok I would have called these people in but couldn’t find a ranger or
service but here’s a guy and I’d presume his daughter at what I thought
said Silex spring in fountain paint pot trail I told him that was a bad
idea and they shouldn’t get off the board walk. His response was “whatever
man”. So I hit record”
??: @caveman_mackenzie
#TouronsOfYellowstone #Yellowstone #StayOnTheBoardwalk
#WhatInTheTF!??#JustWhenYouThoughtYouHadSeenItAll
??#YellowstoneNationalPark #SilexSpring
#RollUpThoseSleevesFirst!??#PullUpThosePantsToo!??#NationalParkService
#YellowstoneNP #USNationalParks #YourSafetyIsYourResponsibiliy
#NationalParks #FountainPaintPot #YellowstoneCountry #NationalPark
#NationalParksUSA #NationalParkLife #NationalParkSystem #USANationalPark
Edited · 1w
my_sweet_idaho_life's profile picture
Did she not see the steam; that’s generally an indicator that something is
hot ??… or the signs…. Geez
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saskiap65's profile picture
I am always amazed how stupid people are. I hope she burned her hand.
In the clip uploaded last Wednesday, a man and a woman can be seen
standing by the edge of a hot spring after veering off the boardwalk.
"It's stupid," a man said in the background of the video.
As other visitors stared, the woman rolled up her sleeves, crouched on the
ground, and tried to inch closer to the water.
When she realized she couldn't reach it on her own, she held on to her
companion's arm for support. She then dipped her right hand into the pool
of water that had steam rising off of it.
After touching the water, the woman quickly got to her feet and scrambled
away from the hot spring, yelling, "It's hot! It's very hot!"
The video was accompanied by a caption from the original visitor who
filmed the video.
"Ok, I would have called these people in but couldn't find a ranger or
service but here's a guy and I'd presume his daughter at what I thought
said Silex Spring in Fountain Paint Pot trail. I told him that was a bad
idea and they shouldn't get off the boardwalk. His response was 'Whatever
man.' So I hit record," the caption read.
The National Park Service says on its website that Silex Spring has an
average temperate of 174.7 degrees Fahrenheit, or 79.3 degrees Celsius,
and last erupted in 2006.
The Flower Paint Pot trail is also part of Yellowstone's still active
volcano, and visitors must "stay on the boardwalk at all times," per the
NPS.
Yellowstone National Park's safety rules strictly prohibit activities such
as touching, swimming, and soaking in the hot springs, stating that "hot
springs have injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any other
natural feature."
The US Geological Survey also said Yellowstone's near-boiling hydrothermal
waters were the park's "gravest threat to visitors."
More than 20 people have died from burns suffered after entering or
falling into Yellowstone's hot springs, per the NPS.
In November 2016, a man from Oregon dissolved after he slipped into a
Yellowstone hot spring while looking for a place to soak. When rescuers
tried to retrieve his body the next day, they couldn't find his remains,
per CNN.
In October 2021, a 20-year-old woman suffered second-degree burns after
she rushed into a hot spring at Yellowstone while trying to rescue her
dog. The hot spring that she entered, Maiden's Grave Spring, has an
average temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit, per the NPS.
In August last year, Insider reported that a shoe with part of a foot
still in it was found floating in the 53-foot-deep Abyss Pool in the West
Thumb Geyser Basin area.
Yellowstone National Park did not immediately respond to a request for
comment sent outside of regular business hours.
https://news.yahoo.com/visitor-yellowstone-national-park-scrambled-
051005711.html
into a steaming hot spring.
A video captured by another visitor showed the woman scrambling away
after, shouting, "It's hot!"
Hot springs have "injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any
other natural feature," per the NPS.
A woman at Yellowstone National Park ignored warnings and dipped her hand
into one of the park's famous hot springs, only to scramble away in shock
when she realized how hot the water was.
Another visitor caught the incident on video, and it was later uploaded to
the Instagram account TouronsofYellowstone.
The account, which takes its name from the words "tourist" and "moron,"
posts videos of visitors doing stupid and dangerous things at Yellowstone
National Park.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtuCmrJAwk6/
????
“Ok I would have called these people in but couldn’t find a ranger or
service but here’s a guy and I’d presume his daughter at what I thought
said Silex spring in fountain paint pot trail I told him that was a bad
idea and they shouldn’t get off the board walk. His response was “whatever
man”. So I hit record”
??: @caveman_mackenzie
#TouronsOfYellowstone #Yellowstone #StayOnTheBoardwalk
#WhatInTheTF!??#JustWhenYouThoughtYouHadSeenItAll
??#YellowstoneNationalPark #SilexSpring
#RollUpThoseSleevesFirst!??#PullUpThosePantsToo!??#NationalParkService
#YellowstoneNP #USNationalParks #YourSafetyIsYourResponsibiliy
#NationalParks #FountainPaintPot #YellowstoneCountry #NationalPark
#NationalParksUSA #NationalParkLife #NationalParkSystem #USANationalPark
Edited · 1w
my_sweet_idaho_life's profile picture
Did she not see the steam; that’s generally an indicator that something is
hot ??… or the signs…. Geez
2mReply
saskiap65's profile picture
I am always amazed how stupid people are. I hope she burned her hand.
In the clip uploaded last Wednesday, a man and a woman can be seen
standing by the edge of a hot spring after veering off the boardwalk.
"It's stupid," a man said in the background of the video.
As other visitors stared, the woman rolled up her sleeves, crouched on the
ground, and tried to inch closer to the water.
When she realized she couldn't reach it on her own, she held on to her
companion's arm for support. She then dipped her right hand into the pool
of water that had steam rising off of it.
After touching the water, the woman quickly got to her feet and scrambled
away from the hot spring, yelling, "It's hot! It's very hot!"
The video was accompanied by a caption from the original visitor who
filmed the video.
"Ok, I would have called these people in but couldn't find a ranger or
service but here's a guy and I'd presume his daughter at what I thought
said Silex Spring in Fountain Paint Pot trail. I told him that was a bad
idea and they shouldn't get off the boardwalk. His response was 'Whatever
man.' So I hit record," the caption read.
The National Park Service says on its website that Silex Spring has an
average temperate of 174.7 degrees Fahrenheit, or 79.3 degrees Celsius,
and last erupted in 2006.
The Flower Paint Pot trail is also part of Yellowstone's still active
volcano, and visitors must "stay on the boardwalk at all times," per the
NPS.
Yellowstone National Park's safety rules strictly prohibit activities such
as touching, swimming, and soaking in the hot springs, stating that "hot
springs have injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any other
natural feature."
The US Geological Survey also said Yellowstone's near-boiling hydrothermal
waters were the park's "gravest threat to visitors."
More than 20 people have died from burns suffered after entering or
falling into Yellowstone's hot springs, per the NPS.
In November 2016, a man from Oregon dissolved after he slipped into a
Yellowstone hot spring while looking for a place to soak. When rescuers
tried to retrieve his body the next day, they couldn't find his remains,
per CNN.
In October 2021, a 20-year-old woman suffered second-degree burns after
she rushed into a hot spring at Yellowstone while trying to rescue her
dog. The hot spring that she entered, Maiden's Grave Spring, has an
average temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit, per the NPS.
In August last year, Insider reported that a shoe with part of a foot
still in it was found floating in the 53-foot-deep Abyss Pool in the West
Thumb Geyser Basin area.
Yellowstone National Park did not immediately respond to a request for
comment sent outside of regular business hours.
https://news.yahoo.com/visitor-yellowstone-national-park-scrambled-
051005711.html
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