The ground in the area near Old Faithful is fragile and thin, and there's scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.

The woman slipped and fell into a scalding pit while trespassing at Yellowstone National Park to take photos.

A rare eruption of a thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park last month spewed more than just steam and water. It also coughed up decades’ worth of trash visitors have tossed down it over the years.