JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — A 20-year-old woman from Washington suffered significant thermal burns between her shoulders and feet after attempting to rescue a family pet.
On Monday afternoon, October 4, the unidentified woman and her father exited their vehicle to look around when their dog jumped out of the car and into Maiden’s Grave Spring near the Firehole River in the vicinity of Fountain Flat Drive south of Madison Junction. The woman entered the thermal hot spring to retrieve the dog. The father pulled her out of the feature and then drove the party to West Yellowstone, Montana.
Yellowstone National Park rangers and Hebgen Basin Rural Fire District provided initial care to the woman at West Yellowstone. She was then transported to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
The dog was removed from the feature and the father intended to take it to a veterinarian. Its status is unknown. The incident is under investigation and the park provided no additional information.
