Officials said a 17-year-old male sustained “significant” thermal burns to his foot and ankle area while hiking in Yellowstone National Park earlier this week.

In September, a 60-year-old New Hampshire woman broke through the thin crust of a thermal area and fell into scalding hot water, burning her leg, Nexstar’s KTVX reported. She had been walking her leashed dog with her husband off-trail in the park.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Park rangers are reminding Yellowstone National Park visitors to remain on all boardwalks and designated trails after a teenager suffered "significant" thermal burns to his foot and ankle near a popular geyser. A teenager suffered significant thermal burns near Lone Star Geyser in Yellowstone.