A teenage boy visiting Yellowstone National Park was seriously burned when his foot broke through the ground near a geyser by ...

The teenager, a 17-year-old boy, was hiking on Monday in the thermal area near the Lone Star Geyser, which is in the same ...

The park service continues to remind visitors to stay on designated paths to avoid serious injuries or fatalities. Pets are ...

The incident occurred on Monday morning when the boy was on a hike in the thermal area of the park in the vicinity of the ...

It was the first known thermal injury in the park this year. Officials urged visitors to stay on designated boardwalks and ...

Photos of the incident show the man casually walking across the park's delicate protected bacterial mats to collect fallen ...

A 17-year-old tourist visiting Lone Star Geyser in Yellowstone National Park suffered significant burns to his foot and ankle ...

A 17-year-old was taken to a hospital after burning his foot in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park earlier this week ...

Old Faithful was first documented and named on this day in history, Sept. 18, 1870. The photos here show the geyser erupting in 1871. (W.H. Jackson/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images) ...

Old Faithful's thermal pools, however, are surprisingly rife with geyser eggs. “This was the largest collection of these rare rocks I have seen in my scientific career,” says Lynne.

Officials did not say whether the 17-year-old boy had ventured beyond the boundaries. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...