NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Denver CBS Local's website.
Two men who were caught trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park were sentenced to 10 days in jail and have been banned from the park for five years. Witnesses and park employees saw two people on the geyser on Sept. 10, 2019 taking photos with their cellphones. At least one witness shared photos with park rangers, who cited the two defendants.The Associated Press relays in their article, "The ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin and there is scalding water just below the surface, park officials said. Visitors must always remain on boardwalks and exercise extreme caution." The two men were sentenced on Dec. 5, 2019 by U.S. Magistrate Mark Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs, park officials announced Thursday. The ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin and there is scalding water just below the surface, and visitors must always remain on boardwalks and exercise extreme caution.To read more on Old Faithful Geyser, click here.