12 youth seriously injured in ‘electrical’ incident at waterpark in Cultus Lake
Posted June 15, 2026 12:52 pm.
Last Updated June 16, 2026 3:30 pm.
A dozen middle-school students suffered injuries at Cultus Lake Waterpark Monday morning, according to the Chilliwack RCMP.
Andrew Steunenberg, chief administrative officer at the park, says the incident appears to have been “electrical” in nature.
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Mounties were called to the park shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to police.
“All injured parties are reported to be stable with serious injuries and are being transported to hospital for further medical treatment,” Cpl. Carmen Kiener told CityNews.
“Police remain on scene as the investigation unfolds.”
Mounties confirmed that there were 12 youth injured.
In an update on Tuesday, Cst. Bradley Holditch says that Technical Safety BC is now looking into the incident.
Ken Hoff with the Coquitlam School District says it’s believed students from Minnekhada Middle School sustained “unspecified” injuries, and district officials have been told they were in stable condition.
BC Emergency Health Services says several ambulances and advanced care paramedics were dispatched to the location, among other resources.
The agency says two of the 10 people hospitalized had to be transported by air ambulance.
Steunenberg said the park will be closed for the next 48 hours.
The injured youth were in the queuing area at the bottom of the Zero to 60 Raceway ride.
“There’s a queuing area at the bottom of that ride with railing, and when they made contact with [it] there, that’s where the incident occurred for a brief time.”
There is no electrical box in the general area, but there is a pump house.
“We don’t know the details of why this happened exactly. That’s what the investigation is taking place right now.”
No kids were in the water at the time.
“[It] was very heart-wrenching [and] difficult for everyone involved today.”
WorkSafeBC will also be investigating.
