Three People Badly Burned in Water at Austin Hot Springs

Austin Hot Springs is privately owned property and is closed to the public, but there have been other reports of trespassing in the past.

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(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - A local Portland hospital notified authorities that at least three burn patients received medical attention at the hospital at 10:00 AM Sunday. Two of the patients are reported to have sustained life-threatening burns.

These three burn patients apparently had been immersed in the Austin Hot Springs, scalding them and resulting in these life-threatening burns. The percolating water in this Austin Hot Spring can allegedly emerge – at anytime –in excess of 190 degrees.

This unconfirmed, preliminary information indicates that two of the burn victims are adult females and one is a 4-year-old child. This burn incident occurred in the last 24-hours at the Austin Hot Springs.

Austin Hot Springs is described to be a privately owned property and has been closed to the public for sometime; however, previous incidents of trespassing on these premises have been reported.

Austin Hot Springs is located 37-miles south east of Estacada, along the Clackamas River, along State Hwy 224, almost halfway between Estacada and Detroit.

Source: Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office