MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Pennsylvania man has reportedly drowned in Cheat Lake and his body was recovered near the Morgan Run Road Dock area.
Jeffrey Gerhardt, 61, of Smock, Pennsylvania, was with his wife and dog Sunday at 12:30 p.m. when he jumped into the water to retrieve a dog toy. Gerhardt went under the water and began to struggle before going under water.
Officers from the West Virginia Natural Resources Police (WVNRP) responded along with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, Morgantown Police Department and Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Mon EMS.
Gerhardt was recovered around 5 p.m. Sunday.