SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A swimmer is recovering from injuries sustained in a rock-jumping incident at Summersville Lake in Nicholas County.
The Summersville Fire Department responded to a “traumatic injury” at Pirates Cove Saturday. A dive team and a rescue boat were used to reach the injured swimmer.
The swimmer’s condition is unknown.
Firefighters said in a Facebook post Saturday this is the fourth rock-jumping related injury reported at Summersville Lake this year.
The lake’s northern shore was recently designated as West Virginia’s newest state park.