Flash floods kill 6, leave 3 missing in West Virginia
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Wheeling Fire Department Public Informational Officer Philip Stahl said on the MetroNews Morning News Monday the effort to find those still missing would focus on Big Wheeling Creek within the city on Monday. He said the two dozen vehicles washed away in the floodwaters will be checked.
Officials on Monday released the names of six victims who lost their lives in the deadly flash flooding in the Triadelphia and Wheeling areas Saturday night. Officials with the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency,
A state of emergency was declared for Ohio County on Sunday following severe flooding in the area that has so far claimed the lives of three people.
One of the victims of the weekend flood in Wheeling was Travis Creighton, 19, of Triadelphia. Relatives say he and his mother were swept away in their home. With his help, she was able to survive, but Travis did not.