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Twelve people were taken to hospital after suffering injuries at the Cultus Lake Waterpark in Chilliwack, B.C., on Monday.
Chilliwack RCMP said emergency crews were called to the park around 11:20 a.m. PT, and that 10 youths and two adults were taken to hospital.
All of the patients were “reported to be stable with serious injuries,” RCMP Cpl. Carmen Kiener told CBC News.
B.C. Emergency Health Services said it deployed multiple resources, including ambulances with primary care paramedics, one ambulance with advanced care paramedics and two air ambulances with critical care paramedics.
Two of the patients were airlifted to hospital, it said, while the other 10 were transported by ground ambulance.
Police have yet to specify how the injuries occurred.
RCMP said officers remained on scene Monday afternoon, and WorkSafeBC was taking conduct of the investigation, but the park had not been shut down.
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