Tuesday, May 26, 2015

12 PEOPLE HURT IN BOATING ACCIDENT ON CHEAT LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA






MAY 26, 2015

MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.VA.

Just before 9 p.m. Monday evening, emergency officials responded to a boating accident on Cheat Lake in Monongalia County near Warm Hollow.  A boat crashed into the shore of the lake in Monongalia County, dispatchers said.

Firefighters on scene said that 12 people were injured in the single boat accident. Three patients were flown by helicopter from the Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department and the others were transported by ambulance. All patients were alert and talking upon transport. 

Several units responded to the accident including Brookhaven Fire Department, Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department, and Marion County EMS. 

Monongalia County Sheriff's Department and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources are investigating.