Kevin Across America | Masked Woman Runs onto HAZARDOUS THERMAL GROUNDS at Yellowstone National Park to Retrieve a HAT!?!? @KevinAcrossAmerica | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Despite lots of signs warning people to remain on the boardwalk near Old Faithful, this masked woman ran onto active thermal grounds at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to retrieve a hat.
Shocked bystanders shouted at the woman. One person scolded her after she made it back onto the boardwalk, saying her actions were incredibly reckless.
According to the National Park Service, 23 people have died at Yellowstone after falling into the park's many thermal hot springs. Some pools exceed temperatures of 200 degrees Fahrenheit!
The U.S. Geological Survey explains that the grounds around many of the thermal hot springs are very unstable, leading to the potential for people to fall through.
"Areas of unstable ground are common and may hide boiling water just beneath the surface. Even a supposedly innocent jaunt off the boardwalk might result in breaking through [the] thin crust and exposing yourself to boiling water or superheated steam. If your hat is ripped off by the wind and into a thermal basin, let it go," the USGS says on its website.
Despite lots of signs warning people to remain on the boardwalk near Old Faithful, this masked woman ran onto active thermal grounds at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to retrieve a hat.
Shocked bystanders shouted at the woman. One person scolded her after she made it back onto the boardwalk, saying her actions were incredibly reckless.
According to the National Park Service, 23 people have died at Yellowstone after falling into the park's many thermal hot springs. Some pools exceed temperatures of 200 degrees Fahrenheit!
The U.S. Geological Survey explains that the grounds around many of the thermal hot springs are very unstable, leading to the potential for people to fall through.
"Areas of unstable ground are common and may hide boiling water just beneath the surface. Even a supposedly innocent jaunt off the boardwalk might result in breaking through [the] thin crust and exposing yourself to boiling water or superheated steam. If your hat is ripped off by the wind and into a thermal basin, let it go," the USGS says on its website.
