Car drives into geyser pool at Yellowstone National Park

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming — Park officials are investigating aft a car drove into a 105-degree geyser excavation astatine Yellowstone National Park.

On Thursday astatine astir 10:40 a.m., a car pinch 5 group “inadvertently drove disconnected nan roadway and into nan Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal characteristic adjacent Roaring Mountain betwixt Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction successful Yellowstone National Park,” according to a merchandise from nan U.S. National Park Service.

All 5 group sewage retired of nan car connected their own, and each of them were transported by ambulance to a adjacent infirmary pinch non-life-threatening injuries.

Law enforcement rangers temporarily closed some lanes of nan roadway adjacent nan mishap for astir 2 hours to safely assistance nan car retired of nan geyser. The conveyance was afloat submerged successful astir 9 feet of water.

All 5 group were taken to nan infirmary pinch non-life-threatening injuries. | Yellowstone National Park

The roadway is now reopened.

The Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal characteristic has acidic and basking aboveground h2o temperatures ranging astir 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

“Yellowstone National Park would for illustration to convey Hanser’s Automotive; US Water Rescue Dive Team; HK, Contractors; Resource Technologies Incorporated and Yellowstone Park Service Stations for their corporate expertise and professionalism successful removing nan car from nan thermal characteristic successful specified an expeditious manner,” says nan release.

This incident is nether investigation, and nan officials from nan parkland opportunity they person nary further specifications to provide.