CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey has confirmed that a body was found in Wetzel County Monday.
Morrisey, in a post on X, stated that the body is suspected to be from the flooding in nearby Ohio County that claimed six other lives.
An unidentified body has been recovered in Wetzel County, suspected to be from the recent flooding. We have not yet confirmed definitively if this individual is a flood victim. If confirmed, this would be the 7th fatality from the floods.
More information to come as soon as…
— Governor Patrick Morrisey (@wvgovernor) June 17, 2025
Morrisey reported Monday morning that two people were missing after flash floods ravaged Ohio County communities such as Wheeling, Triadelphia, and Elm Grove.
Between three and four inches of rain fell in the Wheeling area Saturday evening in just half an hour.