“No, I didn’t violate any rules. Had I broken a rule, I would have received a warning from park officials,” she said in a phone interview yesterday with the Thai Channel 3 Tieng Wan Tun Hetkarn TV programme.
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The woman is of the belief that the area was not dangerous because the warning sign was very small.
“Had it been dangerous, there would have been a big sign or fence to prevent tourists from going into the area,” she said.
In the video you can clearly see a sign that reads: “Danger. Fragile Thermal Area. Stay on officially marked and maintained trails.”
There were no reports of any of the Thai tourists being arrested.