A 17-year-old tourist visiting Lone Star Geyser in Yellowstone National Park suffered significant burns to his foot and ankle after breaking through the crust of the thermal pool. This marks the first reported thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2025.

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.

On Monday morning, a 17-year-old male suffered what Yellowstone National Park officials say are “significant thermal burns” to his foot and ankle area in the vicinity of Lone Star Geyser near Old Faithful.