Tourist who walked into Yellowstone Geyser path is jailed for a week

A woman from Connecticut was jailed for a week and ordered to pay more than $2,000 in fines and fees for walking on dangerous thermal grounds near the geysers of Yellowstone National Park.

Madeline Casey, 26, of New Hartford, was hiking in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone when she and another person allegedly stepped off the boardwalk and onto the thermal ground surrounding the geysers.

Park guests are prohibited from leaving the boardwalks near the geysers, as the thermal grounds are unstable and fragile. Clear signage is posted around the boardwalk areas instructing guests not to leave the platforms.