YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.

The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, N.H., along with her husband and their dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog were not injured.

The woman broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said.{ai:summary}<p>A New Hampshire woman sustained second- and third-degree burns on her leg after stepping off a designated trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water. The incident occurred near the Old Faithful geyser while hiking with her husband and dog.</p><p>Park officials emphasized the dangers of straying from marked paths in thermal areas. #society</p>

Woman suffers leg burns after walking off trail near Yellowstone Park's Old Faithful geyser

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