The 60-year-old woman had second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg after breaking through a thin crust over scalding water in a thermal area of the park.

A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling through a thin crust over scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser

The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was near the Old Faithful Geyser at the Wyoming national park this week when she stepped through a thin crust over scalding water, park officials said.

A 60-year-old woman received third-degree burns walking in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming this week, according to park officials.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wy. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns after she fell into scalding water near Old Faithful while visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, officials said.

The 60-year-old was walking with her husband and dog near a geyser when she broke through the ground into scalding waters on Monday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.

The woman was walking off-trail with her husband and dog in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful when she injured herself.

A 60-year-old woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg this week while walking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.

Yellowstone National Park has more potential hazards than the thermal pools. Bear and bison have also injured or killed visitors.

A woman visiting Yellowstone National Park reportedly suffered second- and third-degree burns after wandering off-trail in a thermal area on Monday, park officials announced. The unidentified woman, 60,