It took rescuers 10 helicopter trips and about seven hours to airlift over 60 people from the flooding in Bugaboo Provincial Park on Sunday.

Jordy Shepherd, a team member with Columbia Valley Search and Rescue, said they were first called to the popular park in the East Kootenay region around 8 a.m. local time on Aug. 17.

She said the Alpine Club of Canada had informed rescuers that the creek levels were very high around the popular Conrad Kain Hut area, and that they should investigate.

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What rescuers discovered was the creek near the hut, and under a trail bridge, was running very fast, and the water was dirty — and about 60 hikers and campers in the area would have faced a dangerous trek out if help hadn't arrived.

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