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.

In a national park larger than the state of Rhode Island, Yellowstone National Park embodies the spirit of the West. Primarily located in Wyoming, Yellowstone oozes into Montana and Idaho as well. With that much land to cover,

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

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

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.