Shocking moment 'tourons' stray off the boardwalk and wade into hot spring at Yellowstone - as experts reveal serious dangers

A group of tourists have been caught on camera straying off the boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park, wading into one of the parks famous but potentially lethal hot springs. A group of tourists were filmed straying off the boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park, nearly wading into a hot spring The video, posted on Instagram, shows four visitors in shorts and T-shirts, disregarding warnings about the extreme temperatures of the springs, which can reach up to 250°F In the video, people can be seen walking through the thermal mist while picking things up from the ground. 'We're already seeing new levels of stupidity this year,' Jen Mignard, owner of the Facebook page Yellowstone National Park: Invasion of the Idiots, told Cowboy State Daily. A recent clip from the park's Old Faithful webcam, footage shows a touron within arms length of a bison, venturing off the established trail to interact with the wildlife 'We're already seeing new levels of stupidity this year,' Jen Mignard, owner of the Facebook page Yellowstone National Park: Invasion of the Idiots, told Cowboy State Daily Tourists close interactions with wildlife are the most common occurrence caught on camera The man in the video had a large professional lens on his camera, one meant to capture high-quality zoomed-in imaged from a distance. A clueless Yellowstone National Park tourist was nearly covered in boiling hot water after he wandered toward the famous Old Faithful geyser right before it erupted A video shows another woman taking a selfie, just inches away from the massive beast in Yellowstone National Park A woman came dangerously close to being gored by a bison while attempting to pet a bison at Yellowstone National Park The video captured a woman extending her hand in an attempt to touch the bison.