5-Year-Old Drowns While Visiting Durango Hot Springs Enter your number to get our free mobile app Just last week I was talking about how much fun I had at Ouray Hot Springs, it was so relaxing and such beautiful scenery. But unfortunately this morning we are smacked in the face with a reminder that hot springs can be very dangerous and it only takes a matter of seconds for tragedy to strike. Getting the information from the Durango Herald this morning that a 5-year-old boy drowned Sunday night at the Durango Hot Springs. The child was rushed to Mercy hospital but life-saving measures were unsuccessful.