Fayette County Man Drowns In Cheat Lake

Officials with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources say a Fayette County man drowned in West Virginia’s Cheat Lake while boating with his wife and dog on Sunday. 61-year-old Jeffrey Gerhardt of Smock, Pennsylvania, went into the water to get a dog toy but started to struggle on his way back. Gerhardt then went under and didn’t resurface. Police with the Division of Natural Resources got a call about the possible drowning around 12:30 yesterday afternoon and divers were sent to the lake in the area of Morgan Run Road. After a several-hours search, a diver found Gerhardt’s body around 5 o’clock.