Among the dozen injured individuals are 10 youth and two adults. Chilliwack RCMP said none of the youth were “small children.”
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Emergency crews attended Cultus Lake Waterpark on Monday after an incident left a dozen people injured.
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According to Cpl. Carmen Kiener of the Chilliwack RCMP, first responders were sent to the waterpark at 11:20 a.m.
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“All injured parties are reported to be stable with serious injuries and are being transported to hospital for further medical treatment,” said Kiener in an email to Postmedia News. “Police remain on scene as the investigation unfolds.”
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Among the dozen injured individuals are 10 youth and two adults. Kiener said none of the youth were “small children.”
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According to a Cultus Lake community Facebook page, two air ambulances were spotted flying to the site.
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B.C. Emergency Health Services confirmed they were called just after 11 a.m. about an incident in the 4100-block of Columbia Valley Road in Chilliwack.
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“Multiple resources including several ambulances with primary care paramedics, an ambulance and response unit with advanced care paramedics, two air ambulances with critical care paramedics, a link and referral unit, a paramedic supervisor and an area manager responded,” said BCEHS spokesman Brian Twaites.
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“Paramedics provided emergency medical care to a total of 12 patients. Two were transported to hospital by air ambulance. Ten other patients were transported to hospital by ground ambulance.”
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Roads heading into the area were closed Monday to allow for first responders to access the site before later being reopened at 12:30 p.m.
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Calls to the front office of Cultus Lake Waterpark were unsuccessful and met with a recorded message that said the phone line wasn’t available.
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A receptionist at the Chilliwack School District confirmed none of the area schools had been at Cultus Lake Waterpark on Monday when the incident unfolded. June is typically a busy time for field trips to the waterpark.
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Cultus Lake Waterpark features more than 25 different slides and attractions, including vertical-drop body slides, a lazy river, and tube slides.
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