Several “tourons” at Yellowstone just ended up getting themselves into hot water

If you combine the words tourist and moron, you get the now-viral word “touron.”

This term usually refers to people who visit national parks and do stupid things, like get too close to wildlife for that “epic” photo.

Now a group of several “tourons” who went to Yellowstone National Park just got themselves into some real hot water.

Five people plunge into a hot acidic geyser lake at Yellowstone

A car containing five people went off the road and plunged into an acidic geyser at Yellowstone National Park.

All five occupants were rushed to the hospital after officials say they were spotted driving near the Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal pool before the car fell into the water.

According to park officials, the group somehow managed to escape the extremely hot 105-degree acidic water before it was too late.

Spokesperson Martha Warthin said the vehicle was submerged in approximately nine feet of water, and the passengers were all taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The road was closed to traffic after the incident so police and rescue crews could remove the vehicle from the pool.

For now, park officials say the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

The hot, acidic Semi-Centennial Geyser rests near Roaring Mountain between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction.

It was the site of a major explosion in 1922 and has now been considered inactive for over a century.

Officials thanked Hanser’s Automotive, US Water Rescue Dive Team, HK, Contractors, Resource Technologies Incorporated, and Yellowstone Park Service Stations in a statement.

They praised each person and organization for removing the vehicle “in such an expeditious manner.”

Yellowstone National Park is located near the Idaho-Montana border and sees a variety of accidents each season.

A public school teacher named Amie Anderson was killed in the park in July 2023 when she ran into a grizzly bear while she backpacked across the country.

The 47-year-old’s body was found near a hiking trail on the western side near the border, according to wildlife officials who noted the bear was traveling with a cub.

Officials warn visitors of dangers

While Yellowstone is one of the most beautiful and most often visited places in America, park officials want tourists to be aware of various threats.

Five types of hydrothermal features are available for visitors to view there, including hot springs, geysers, mud springs, travertine terraces, and fumaroles (or steam vents).

All told, there are over 10,000 of these geothermal features in Yellowstone, which has more geysers than any other place on Earth.

Aside from geysers and hot springs, visitors to the park are advised to steer clear of wildlife.

Incidents involving animals like bears, elk, and bison are common as tourists try to get too close to the animals to take a picture.

Officials at the park also said that fire danger in Yellowstone was just raised to the “high” level, which means that campfires are only allowed “within established fire rings in campgrounds.”

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