07/31/2003

Associated Press

Yellowstone National Park-- A five-year-old girl was burned after she fell into 160-degree water while playing with her brother near a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone superintendent Suzanne Lewis says the Tucson, Arizona girl suffered minor burns to her legs and back when she fell from a boardwalk late yesterday afternoon.

Lewis says the water was less than two inches deep but extremely hot.

Her parents and an eyewitness administered first aid before the girl was treated and released from the Lake Clinic.