A teenage boy visiting Yellowstone National Park was seriously burned when his foot broke through the ground near a geyser by the infamous Old Faithful, officials said.

A 17-year-old hiker was burned after his foot broke through the thin crust in a thermal area near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, officials said. A 17-year-old hiker burned his foot and ankle while hiking in a thermal area near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY (Gray News) – A teenager suffered “significant thermal burns” at Yellowstone National Park on Monday. According to the National Park Service, the 17-year-old boy “suffered significant thermal burns on his foot and ankle” near Old Faithful while on a hike.