Day/date: April 25, 1988



                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Search in Progress
Log number: 88-64
Date/time of incident: 4/24, 1:20 pm  Date/time received: 4/25, 9 am
Park: Big South Fork     Location: Angel Falls
Reported by: Steve Smith, RAD, SERO
Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO

Summary:
E.H., an Israeli citizen and grad student in chemistry at Tennessee
Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, was hiking with a friend on a trail near
Angel Falls, a hazardous rapid on the Cumberland River. The two had
discussed the possibility of swimming across the river, and E.H.'s
companion last saw him standing on a rock by the edge of the river. Shortly
thereafter, other visitors near Angel Falls saw E.H. being swept
through the rapids, but were unable to reach him. The NPS, local rescue
squads and a US Forest Service helicopter have been engaged in a search for
him since Sunday afternoon. Divers have also been searching the river. Air
and water temperatures have both hovered around 40 degrees, so the chances
for his survival are thought to be remote.

Persons involved:
Name                                 Address             DOB or age
E.H.                                 Israel               Unknown