Tourist receives $1000 dollar fine for collecting thermal water at Yellowstone Park

Park rangers at the Yellowstone National Park have issued a $1000 dollar fine to a tourist after he left a boardwalk and collected thermal water from Mammoth Hot Springs, park officials say.

The man, who was later identified as a Chinese national, was seen by another park visitor walking on the terrace formations near the 45-foot tall Liberty Cap. According to park rangers “The visitor also reported seeing the individual break through the fragile travertine crust,”

The man was later located by investigators, he claimed he had not read the safety information handed out to visitors at the entrance to the park and admitted to collecting water from the hot springs. He was fined and given a $30 court processing fee. Authorities said that he would be required to appear in the Yellowstone Justice Center Court for “boardwalk travel in a thermal area”

This case was the latest in a series of incidents at the national park. Some of which have resulted in injuries and even death.