Five people were taken to hospital after a car crashed into an inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
The group’s SUV went off the road Thursday in the Wyoming section of the popular park between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction.
The SUV lost control and plunged into the hot, acidic waters of Semicentennial Geyser.
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In this photo provided by the National Park Service, an SUV is pulled out of the dormant, erupting Semicentennial Geyser in the Wyoming section of Yellowstone National Park.
Passengers managed to escape from the nine-foot deep water, which was about 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
They suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, a park spokesman said.
National Park Service rescue crews arrived on the scene Friday and pulled the vehicle from the geyser.
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The passengers managed to escape the acidic 105-degree (41-degree Celsius) water on their own and were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after the Thursday morning incident, park spokeswoman Morgan Warsin said in a statement. (National Park Service via The Associated Press)
Traffic was blocked for several hours while workers used a large crane to remove the SUV from the geyser’s waters.
President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone Protection Act on March 1, 1872, establishing Yellowstone National Park for the “benefit and enjoyment of the people.”
The federally administered park spans an area of three states: Wyoming (96%), Montana (3%), and Idaho (1%).
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National Park Service rescue crews were called in Friday and used a large crane to pull the SUV from the geyser, an operation that closed nearby roads for several hours. ((National Park Service via The Associated Press))
Its geothermal activity has made it a world-famous destination for visitors interested in volcanic activity, geysers, natural hot springs and mud baths.
Geothermal waters cause more harm to Yellowstone visitors than any other part of the Yellowstone landscape.
