Morning Boating Accident Results in Elderly Couple in 70s Injured at Cheat Lake Following Shoreline Crash
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on September 09, 2026
According to WDTV, emergency service crews responded to a boating accident on Cheat Lake in Monongalia County Wednesday morning, Sept. 9.
Officials on scene told a 5 News reporter that an elderly couple’s boat crashed into the shoreline.
The couple is in their 70s, and there is no word on the extent of their injuries at this time. Monongalia County EMS transported the pair to the hospital.
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office assisted the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, who is managing the investigation, deputies said.
Also on the scene were the Cheat Lake and Brookhaven fire departments and the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office.
Crews responded to the Sunset Beach Marina at approximately 9:30 a.m.
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