Intoxicated Tourist Charged After Entering Yellowstone Hot Spring
The 49-year-old Michigan man is banned from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks until the charges are resolved.
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The 49-year-old Michigan man is banned from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks until the charges are resolved.
Park officials say the ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin, and there is and acidic scalding water just below the surface.
Park officials say the ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin, and there is and acidic scalding water just below the surface.
Although warnings from Yellowstone National Park say that geothermal features have taken more than 20 lives through the years, visitors are still getting too close and reaching for hot springs. Read more here.
A clip of the incident was posted onto an Instagram account called TouronsofYellowstone, which takes its name from the words "tourist" and "moron."