Tourist who fell into geyser disregarded warning signs

The man fell into a boiling hot geyser and is …

The man fell into a boiling hot geyser and is in a very serious condition in hospital. mbl.is/Rax / Ragnar Axelsson

The tourist who fell into a geyser yesterday right next to the Secret Lagoon, a popular bathing spot in South Iceland entered a geothermal area where access is not allowed. 

There are warning signs up to not enter the area. 

It seems that his feet were splashed with boiling water which caused him to lose balance and fall into the geyser where the water temperature was 80 degrees on Centigrade. 

The man received very serious burns and is in intensive care at the National University Hospital. 

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