Man Severely Burned Falling Into Yellowstone Hot Spring Drunk

A 48-year-old man was severely burned after he tripped and fell into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park.

Cade Edmond Siemers, a US citizen who lives in India, was going for a walk along a boardwalk near the Old Faithful Geyser just before midnight on Sunday when he tripped and fell into a hot spring, national park officials said in a press release.

Officials said Siemers was not using a flashlight, and rangers detected evidence of alcohol use.

Siemers managed to crawl out of the spring and walked back to the Old Faithful Inn, where he was staying. Paramedics responded to the inn after Siemers reported his injuries.

Siemers was taken to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries. His current condition is unknown.

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Rangers visited the boardwalk where Siemers fell on Monday, where they found a shoe as well as a beer can, officials said.

Officials also found footprints and blood on the boardwalk.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Officials urged people to take "extreme caution" while on the boardwalk and around thermal features. They said the ground in hydrothermal areas is "fragile and thin, and there is scalding water just below the surface."

This is the first injury in thermal areas in Yellowstone in two years.

Via:https://www.businessinsider.com/man-fell-into-hot-spring-yellowstone-national-park-2019-10