Birch Bay Waterslides set to reopen in 2025 after serious injury in 2023 forced closure

Birch Bay Waterslides will reopen Saturday after passing safety inspections and completing necessary repairs following a 2023 accident that forced them to close.

BLAINE, Wash. — Almost two years after a man was sent to Harborview with serious injuries suffered at the Birch Bay Waterslides, the facility has passed an inspection and is planning to reopen. 

On August 25, 2023, a man was injured on one of the “main slides,” an injury severe enough that he ended up in the ICU and needed multiple surgeries, according to an online fundraiser. The cause of the injury was the “failure of a splash guard panel,” according to a

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