12 Transported to Hospital After Boating Accident on Cheat Lake
12 Young Adults Transported to Hospital After Boating Accident
on Cheat Lake
WBOY
26 May 2015
By Kathryn Ghion, General Assignment Reporter
There is still no word on the cause of the boating accident on
Cheat Lake Monday night that injured 12 people, said the West
Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
A Malibu Wakesetter ski boat was traveling north on Cheat Lake
around 9 p.m. when it crashed into an embankment on the eastern
shore, DNR officials said.
The names of the passengers are not being released at this time,
but all 12 were transported to Morgantown-area hospitals. Three
people were transported by air due to the seriousness of their
injuries, DNR officials said. There are no known fatalities at
this time.
The DNR will continue to investigate the incident. They will
attempt to reconstruct the accident, which could take several
weeks, said DNR public information officer Hoy Murphy.
The investigating DNR officer also said all the people on the boat
were young adults, but it is too early to say whether drugs or
alcohol was involved.
ORIGINAL:
Just before 9 p.m. Monday evening, emergency officials responded
to a boating accident on Cheat Lake in Monongalia County near Warm
Hollow.
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.
As Many as 12 Injured in Cheat Lake Boating Accident
Morgantown Dominion Post
26 May 2015
MORGANTOWN -- As many as 12 people were injured in a boating
accident Monday, May 25, near Sunset Beach Marina, on Cheat Lake.
A representative of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department
confirmed that deputies were on the scene and working in
conjunction with personnel and a boat from the West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources.
According to scanner traffic, the accident occurred shortly after
9 p.m., when a pontoon boat struck an object, possibly a tree.
Twelve people were reported to be injured, some critically. At
least two people were reported to be non-responsive. Multiple
victims were flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital from the scene.
Injuries included lacerations, impalement and compound fractures.
12 Injured, 5 Sent to Ruby in Boating Accident
Morgantown Dominion Post
26 May 2015
MORGANTOWN — Twelve people were hurt — though none are believed to
have sustained life-threatening injuries — as a result of a boat
wreck Monday, May 25, on Cheat Lake.
Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jason Christopher said
they were called shortly before 9 p.m. for a boat that ran ashore.
Christopher said those involved in the incident had cuts, bruises
and back injuries. Three of the 12 were taken by helicopter to
Ruby Memorial Hospital. Christopher said that all three were alert
when they were loaded into HealthNet. Another two were taken by
ambulance to the hospital.
Christopher said he didn’t know why the boat ran ashore. He added
they didn’t smell alcohol on any of the patients.
The Department of Natural Resources is investigating the incident.