A hiker in Yellowstone National Park was airlifted to hospital on Monday afternoon after sustaining third-degree burns while walking off-trail at one of the park's most popular thermal areas.
According to a news release from the National Park Service, the 60-year-old park visitor was walking with her husband and dog near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful. Dogs are not permitted in thermal areas of the park, and boardwalks are in place to keep visitors safe. However, the trio left the trail and the woman "broke through a thin crust over scalding water and suffered burns to her leg."
