A distraught Yellowstone National Park tourist is nearly scalded by Old Faithful as he heads for a geyser before he spews out a 244F jet of water
- A man was filmed walking towards the hot spring as crowds of panicked people shouted at him to turn back
- He ignored the pleas of panicked visitors and headed for the geyser, which regularly erupts with temperatures of up to 244 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The visitor was lucky not to be injured and was later escorted to safety by park rangers.
A distraught Yellowstone National Park tourist was nearly covered in boiling water after wandering to the famous Old Faithful geyser just before it erupted.
The man was filmed walking towards the hot spring as crowds of panicked people shouted at him to turn back.
He ignored the calls and casually strolled over to the geyser which is one of six in the park that regularly erupts with temperatures up to 244 degrees Fahrenheit.
The visitor was lucky not to be injured and was later escorted to safety by park rangers.
A video of the incident was captured by Nicolas Chevalier and shared on an Instagram account that highlights bad behavior in the country’s national parks on May 19.
A distraught Yellowstone National Park tourist was nearly covered in boiling water after wandering to the famous Old Faithful geyser just before it erupted
The geyser which is one of six in the park that regularly erupts with temperatures up to 244 degrees Fahrenheit
In the clip, the man is seen walking towards the geyser from which hot steam is erupting.
Other visitors patiently waiting for the eruption seem confused as to what it is doing.
And they start freaking out as he gets closer to the Old Faithful and yells at him to turn back.
The video then ends but the man was not injured and he was escorted out by park rangers.
It is not known when the incident occurred.
One of the main reasons Yellowstone National Park was created was to preserve the area’s geysers and hot springs and they are among its best attractions.
There is a system of designated paths and boardwalks on the site to keep visitors a safe distance from danger.
And there are specially designed viewing areas to provide the perfect view of Old Faithful as it erupts, which happens about 20 times a day.
The National Park Service has warned visitors to always stick to designated trails and walks in geothermal areas to avoid injury.
And people should never touch the thermal features or run away.
Some people died after entering the pools which were much hotter than expected.
The incident was filmed and the man is seen walking towards the geyser which is bubbling hot steam
The visitor was lucky not to be injured and was later escorted to safety by park rangers.
A man was killed after falling into Yellowstone National Park’s hottest pool, the Norris Geyser Basin in 2016.
Colin Scott, 23, of Oregon, died almost instantly but his body could not be recovered until the next day due to bad weather.
But the boiling, acidic water had completely dissolved his body.
The TouronsOfYellowstone page regularly shares clips of people misbehaving in national parks and other incidents have included tourists sticking their fingers in hot spring pools and hitting golf balls in the Grand Canyon.
