FEB 5, 2022
'I'd call him an English gentleman': Family describes missing Cheat Lake man
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... when Monongalia County deputies tried the door to his Whisper Creek apartment after he was declared missing Jan. 16, the easy give caught them for a second.
That's because it wasn't locked.
Once inside, they discovered his wallet and his keys. The clothes in his closet were neatly arrayed on hangers, as always.
Nothing was out of place.
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New shores In 2012, his contract wasn't renewed — in part, because his team was losing money and facing liquidation, his mother said.
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The year previous, he met an American woman while on holiday in Mexico.
A courtship turned into marriage, and that led to a trip across the pond to Pittsburgh, where his new wife had connections.
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The marriage didn't last either, and the only job he could was at an engineering firm in the Steel City that did pipeline work and natural gas exploration in the Marcellus shale.
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He quickly advanced to the position of project manager. At 6-foot-2 and a muscled 220 pounds, no one was going to outwork him on the job site.
His brother said a job transfer for a project brought him to Morgantown right before the pandemic hit two years ago.
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A co-worker contacted the family asking about Bryn's well-being, David said, when his brother hadn't been seen for a while.
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Plus, he had a car crash this past Dec. 8, leaving him with a nagging back injury and an undrivable Jeep. He'd been relying on Uber or walking to get around, his family said.
David Hargreaves said his brother has been on medical leave since the wreck.
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"He hasn't been in a good place, " Bryn's brother said.
"I think COVID, the crash, the season — Christmas — and I think something along with the medication because of his injury ..." his mother said, trailing off.
The search continues Meanwhile, deputies and a volunteer with trained dogs are continuing to search the wooded expanses behind Whisper Creek Apartments and in the Cheat Lake area where the luxury complex is located.
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A broader search is being planned with the Mountaineer Area Rescue Group, the detective said.
There's that, plus the canvassing of all Hargreaves' electronic transactions and other online activity from Google to Apple — "And that takes time, " Currie said. "I know people get frustrated."
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To date, he said, there have been no eyewitnesses or sightings on surveillance cameras at the businesses and restaurants Hargreaves has been known to frequent.
He's a fan of the Primanti Bros. sandwich chain for one, his brother said.
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Signature traits If he is out and about, Bryn Hargreaves may be sporting a beard, his brother said. Or, maybe not.
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While he hasn't kept up with his conditioning, he hasn't gone to fat either, his brother said.
He's also left-handed, should you catch him signing his name somewhere.
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Despite starring in an extremely aggressive sport, he's gentle and softspoken, his brother said.
He plays guitar, does drawing and sketches and is well-read.
There's that British drollery, also. Ask him, in American fashion, how he's doing, and wait for the signature response: "Absolutely average."
"Everybody loves him, " David said. "I'd call him an English gentleman."
