A 59-year-old man drowned Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Cougar Hot Springs, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said.
Callers reported at about 11:15 a.m. an unconscious man pulled from the water. The callers reported he was not breathing, the sheriff’s office said.
While bystanders performed CPR in attempts to revive the man, fire personnel pronounced him dead at 11:52 a.m., the sheriff’s office said.
The man’s death remains under investigation. His name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin, the sheriff’s office said.
Cougar Hot Springs, also known as Terwilliger Hot Springs, is a clothing-optional site roughly 50 miles east of Springfield. Soaking pools at the site have an average depth of 2 to 3 feet, according to online information from the U.S. Forest Service. Alcohol is not allowed at the site.

