According to a statement from the agency, the man, whose identity has not been released, ventured off-trail in an attempt to ...

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.

Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, was erupting with lava fountains over 1,000 feet high at the time of the accident.

Image via Shutterstock Mistakes were certainly made, to say the least. A tourist ended up taking a stumble off a steep cliff ...