b.c. waterpark reopens water slides after 12 kids seriously injured by electrical shock
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a month after 12 children sustained serious injuries in an electrical shock at cultus lake waterpark, the british columbia attraction has begun reopening, reports people.
as of wednesday, the water park located in the province’s interior had reopened its waterslides in the first phase of its reopening plan following an incident on june 15.
“this site-wide review of all electrical work and components includes verification of grounding and bonding, review of lighting installations, and metal railings and objects throughout the park,” said a july 23 park statement obtained by people.
also underway are evaluations of its natural gas and chemical systems, equipment, and operating procedures.
for now, the hot tubs on the premises remain temporarily closed.
water slides prioritized to open first
“the inspection methods required for the pool structures are invasive and this will take time,” said the statement, noting that it prioritized reopening the waterslides first.
“electrical non-compliances” were discovered at the waterpark by technical safety bc (tsbc), an independent group overseeing various technical systems in b.c., said in a statement to people.
investigators at the cultus lake waterpark after an electrical malfunction caused electrocution injuries to 12 children on monday, jun 15.
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the tsbc’s preliminary investigation found that the 12 children, age 12 to 13, received “electrical shock and burn injuries” while in a “water slide queuing area” when they “received electrical shocks reportedly by contacting a metal railing.”
the incident resulted in “electrical shock and burn injuries,” said the statement.
the park said in a june 15 instagram post that the incident happened near the end of the slide at its zero to 60 attraction.
a mother of one 12-year-old boy hurt told the cbc her son is quite nervous about the ordeal after suffering scarring from burns but is healing.
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“[he’s] still quite anxious about the whole incident and things surrounding that,” she said. “he says he never wants to ever go to a water park again.”
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