West Virginians Report Illness From Water Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Charleston Paramedics responded to a man unresponsive on the banks of the Elk River on January 10, 2014 in Charleston, West Virginia. Authorities thought it might be related to the chemical leak. ( Tom Hindman / Getty ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC