RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           CC: RAD Information Net

Day/date: Wednesday, January 31, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-16 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Follow-up on Oil Spill

The park has sent further information correcting the report which appeared
in the January 24th morning report. The oil spill in the lower Mammoth
housing area resulted entirely from a slow leak in a fuel tank which had
been occurring since Christmas, not from the removal of the tank. Only 150
gallons were spilled. (Tim Hudson, Chief of Maintenance, YELL, via telefax
report from Jim Reilly, RAD/RMRO, 5 p.m. EST, 1/29/90).

90-19 - Saguaro (Arizona) - Animal Incident

On the morning of the 25th, a Canadian visitor reported that he was
threatened by a pack of dogs while hiking in the park's Tucson Fountain
District. The dogs began to circle around him, and he was forced to turn
around and take another trail to reach his car. He was neither attacked nor
injured during the confrontation. Rangers immediately closed the Hugh
Norris and Sendero Esperanza trails and began a search for the dogs with the
assistance of the county animal control center. During the course of that
search, a female German shepherd was captured, a denning site was
discovered, and several other dogs were observed. Further efforts to trap
the animals were unsuccessful, and they now appear to have left the area.
The trails were reopened on the 30th. (Bryan Swift, CR, SAGU, via
CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 5 p.m. EST, 1/30/90).

90-20 - Point Reyes (California) - Searches in Progress

On January 27th, R.B. of Martinez, California, and J.M. of
Concord, California, went to Point Reyes to fish and were due home that
evening. When they failed to return, the park was notified. Rangers found
their vehicle at McClure's Beach, and discovered their fishing gear on
nearby rocks. A joint search by rangers and the Coast Guard has so far
proven fruitless. J.M. is the son of retired Western Regional Office
personnel officer B.M. Two days later, 66-year-old B.J. of
San Francisco came to the park to fish in his 15' skiff, which he moored at
the Fish Docks. His son, who was to have picked him up in the evening,
reported him missing. The Coast Guard again joined rangers in the search.
His boat was found off Limantour Spit, about five miles from the Fish Docks,
late on the morning of the 30th. There was no sign of B.J. (CR, PORE, via
CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 7 p.m. EST, 1/30/90).

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STAFF STATUS

Healy and Loach at meeting with regional law enforcement specialists at
FLETC, Farabee at SAR meeting in Seattle, Kreis on leave.


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