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Person seriously injured after accident at Golden Ears Provincial Park in Maple Ridge

Air ambulance cancelled
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Recent Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue training operations at Gold Creek Falls. (Eileen Robinson photo - Special to The News)

One person has been seriously injured after an accident in Golden Ears Provincial Park Tuesday afternoon.

Just before 5 p.m. Maple Ridge firefighters along with B.C. Ambulance raced to the park for what was initially called a water rescue.

A person reportedly broke both their arms after an accident at Gold Creek Lower Falls.

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By 5:45 p.m. the person was being readied for transport by BC Ambulance.

An air ambulance that had been requested was cancelled.


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Colleen Flanagan

About the Author: Colleen Flanagan

I got my start with Black Press Media in 2003 as a photojournalist.
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