What began as a shaky video of an unknown group of filmmakers trampling on Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring in May of 2016 ended last week when the responsible parties were finally sentenced. All four will pay hefty fines and lose park privileges, two of them will spend a week in jail.
Back in May, four filmmakers were caught on camera walking all over the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, sparking widespread outrage. This week, we found out that three of the men could potentially spend time in prison for their crime.
The group of traveling filmmaker/photographers were caught on camera disturbing the delicate ecosystem of Yellowstone's iconic Grand Prismatic Spring for the sake of a few pictures this past weekend, and now they're paying the price.
Ever wonder what it would cost you to run afoul of Yellowstone's anti-camera drone rules? There's probably not a chart hanging up anywhere, but if you're a Dutch tourist and you crash a DJI Phantom into the Grand Prismatic Spring -- the world's third largest hot spring -- the bill will come out to $3,200+.