THE HALFAX HEIMDALL AUGUR

12 people, many students, taken to hospital from B.C. waterpark UPDATE June 16, 5:22 a.m. Twelve students were taken to hospital Monday after what appears to have been an electrical incident at a waterpark in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. Chilliwack RCMP Cpl. Carmen Kiener confirmed in an email that the children were in stable condition after sustaining "serious but non-life-threatening injuries" at Cultus Lake Waterpark, east of Vancouver. Ken Hoff, assistant director of communications for the Coquitlam School District, said the students from Minnekhada Middle School were being assessed for unspecified injuries. The incident occurred during a field trip for Grade 6 and 7 students, he said. A statement from the waterpark posted on social media says a "serious incident" occurred near one of the rides in the queuing area and several guests, including children, were hurt. Andrew Steunenberg, the park's chief administrative officer, said guests were hurt when they made contact with a railing while in the line-up. "When they made contact with it, that's when the incident occurred," he told a news conference. BC Emergency Health Services said it dispatched ambulances, advanc…

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - “Twelve people were taken to hospital after suffering injuries at the Cultus Lake Waterpark in Chilliwack, B.C., on Monday.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia #Breaking #Chilliwack #FraserValley

12 people sent to hospital in mass injury incident at B.C. waterpark Cultus Lake Community/Facebook Editor’s Note: Chilliwack RCMP previously announced the injured to include 10 youth and two adults. They have since updated to say that there are 12 youths injured with no adults harmed at Cultus Lake Waterpark. A scary incident at Cultus Lake Waterpark today sent a dozen people to the hospital and prompted an investigation to be launched by WorkSafeBC. Chilliwack Cpl. Carmen Kiener told Daily Hive that officers responded to a report of multiple people suffering injuries at a water park in Cultus Lake at 11:20 a.m. on Monday, June 15. “All injured parties are reported to be stable with serious injuries and are being transported to hospital for further medical treatment,” said Kiener in a statement. “There were 12 youths taken to hospital.” Cultus Lake Waterpark, located at 4150 Columbia Valley Highway, is closed to the public today. However, the popular attraction was open to school groups today when the incident occurred. Cultus Lake Community/Facebook You might also like: 'Required repairs' force BC Ferries to cancel several sailings on busy route Temperature records broken across…

12 Injured, Possibly by Electricity, at Canadian Water Park The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they responded on Monday morning to a report of multiple injuries at Cultus Lake Waterpark, in Cultus Lake, B.C., about 65 miles southeast of Vancouver.

Twelve people, including ten students, taken to hospital after ... Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account Ten youths and two adults were taken to hospital Monday after an electrical incident at a waterpark in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. Eleven-year-old Elias Sgouraditis was celebrating finishing Grade 5 with his fellow classmates when he heard a commotion about 10 or 15 feet away. “I saw people on the ground getting CPR,” he said. Within minutes ambulances, police and the fire department began arriving. Then he saw two helicopter air ambulances arrive. “I thought it must be pretty bad if there were helicopters,” he said. Ken Hoff, assistant director of communications for the Coquitlam School District, said the students from Minnekhada Middle School were being assessed for unspecified injuries. The incident occurred during a field trip for Grade 6 and 7 students, he said. Chilliwack RCMP confirmed 12 people were taken to hospital, and were in stable condition after receiving serious but non-life-threatening injuries at the Cultus Lake Waterpark, east of Vancouver. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Carmen Kiener said officers responded to th…