Investigation identifies ‘non-compliance’ issue after children injured at B.C. waterpark

Parents of children who were injured at a water park are demanding to know how this could happen.

The agency leading the investigation into an incident at Cultus Lake Waterpark that sent 12 children to hospital Monday with electrical burns has identified a “non-compliance” issue.

In a statement, Technical Safety B.C. said its preliminary findings include “electrical non-compliances” at the Fraser Valley attraction.

“In order for the park to reopen, we will need to conduct further investigation, and the park owner will need to correct all hazards,” the agency said.

“Given the regulated electrical and amusement device equipment involved in this incident, our safety officers are currently on-site conducting a thorough assessment.”

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The waterpark remains closed with no timeline for reopening.

Children from Minnekhada Middle School in Port Coquitlam were hurt after making contact with a railing in the queuing area beneath a ride.

The Grade 6 and 7 students were on a field trip.

CTV News spoke with one parent, who said his daughter had a big red mark on her leg, and had lost some sensation in her lower leg, but was doing OK and had been released from Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Tuesday.