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Julia Clarke

"National Parks are not playgrounds" – caution urged after toddler makes a break for it during volcanic eruption

Lava flows in the sea in Hawaii.

The National Park Service has issued a call for caution among those viewing the erupting Kīlauea volcano, describing a dramatic scene that unfolded in a closed area on Christmas Day.

According to a news release from the NPS, families had gathered beyond the Kīlauea Overlook in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at sunset to watch the eruption, which began on December 23, when a toddler wandered off and sprinted towards the edge of a 400-foot cliff.

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