FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An active Air Force member has drowned in Fayette County.
The New River Gorge National Park and Reserve tell LOOTPRESS that an active Air Force member from Ohio drowned on Monday afternoon. The incident happened on the lower Gauley, called Stairsteps, with the river being at 11,000 CFS.
The Air Force member was on a commercial river trip.
Ansted Volunteer Fire Department, NPS, and the DNR responded.
*The Air Force has asked us to remove the name of the individual, citing internal policies.