A Boston man hoping to get an up-close view of the Kilauea eruption at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was injured after falling off a cliff in the dark, a National Park Service spokesperson said. The 30-year-old visitor suffered only minor facial injuries despite falling 30 feet off the steep cliff on the night of June 11.

A tree ultimately broke his fall, saving the man from an additional, potentially fatal, 100-foot fall to the caldera floor

Miraculously, the man suffered only minor facial injuries. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a popular tourist destination. It can also be dangerous if precautions are not taken. There are numerous signs throughout trails and overlooks warning tourists not to approach cliff edges or unstable ground that may be hidden by vegetation or lose rocks.