[Geysers] Thermal burn press release

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Do we know more exactly where this happened?

Scott Bryan

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INFORMATION FOR THE MEDIACONTACT: Matthews or Vallie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(307) 344-2010
October 18, 200505-81

Child Suffers Thermal Burns in Yellowstone National Park
A 6-year old boy from Wisconsin was burned after he tripped and fell into a 
hot spring while walking off-trail in the Firehole Lake Drive area in 
Yellowstone National Park. The incident occurred at around 3:00 p.m. on October 17, 
2005. 
The boy and his father were walking off-trail, when the boy stumbled and fell 
into the hot spring. His father was able to pull him out of the hot spring 
immediately. The boy received second degree burns to both of his feet and ankles 
and to his right wrist. 
The boy's father brought him to the Old Faithful Clinic for initial 
treatment. He was then taken by National Park Service ground transport to the Eastern 
Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, for additional care. 
Park visitors are reminded that for their safety and the safety of their 
children it is important to stay on boardwalks and designated trails while viewing 
all thermal features in the park. Scalding water underlies thin, breakable 
crusts; many geyser eruptions are unpredictable, and thermal features are near 
or above boiling temperatures. Boardwalks and trails help protect park visitors 
and prevent damage to delicate formations. 
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