RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Tuesday, March 20, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-35 - Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina/Virginia) - Air Crash

On the evening of March 17th, the park was notified that an ELT signal had
been received from an airplane which had crashed into the south slope of
Sharp Top Mountain near Peaks of Otter in the Virginia segment of the
parkway. CAP searchers sighted the wreckage from the air early on the
morning of the 18th, and park rangers reached the scene about two hours
later. Both the pilot, 22-year-old R.C., and the passenger, 29-
year-old D.C., were killed in the accident. The plane had been
en route from Lynchburg, Virginia, to Lexington, Kentucky. The National
Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration and Virginia
State Police were at the site conducting an investigation yesterday.
(Telephone report from Steve Smith, RAD/SERO, 9 a.m. EST, 3/19/90).

90-36 - Joshua Tree (California) - Drug Arrests

During the weekend of the 17th and 18th, rangers made six separate drug
cases, seized drug paraphernalia and arrested one person. The arrest
resulted from an incident at Lost Palms Oasis in which a 24-year-old woman
who had taken numerous tabs of acid had stopped breathing. Her companions
administered CPR while a visitor went for help. Since Lost Palms Oasis is
four miles from the nearest road, the California Highway Patrol assisted in
locating the woman with one of their helicopters. The woman refused
assistance from the medic on the helicopter, however, and refused to get on
board. She was then escorted back to the trailhead by rangers and arrested.
The woman was found to be an addict with over 100 needle marks on her body.
(Paul Henry, CR, JOTR, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/VJRO,
4:30 EST, 3/19/90).

90-37 - Kennilworth Park (District of Columbia) - Kidnapping and Assault

On the night of the 17th, Park Police officer were notified that an
abduction, robbery and sexual assault had occurred in Kennilworth Park.
Initial investigation indicates that the victim was abducted at knife point
on Jay Street, taken to the park and sexually assaulted. The man also
robbed the woman before releasing her at the intersection of Jay Street and
Kennilworth Terrace. The Criminal Investigation Branch is investigating the
incident. (CompuServe message from Capt. Dave Blackburn, RAD/NCRO, 9:30
EST, 3/19/90.

90-38 - Lake Mead (Nevada) - Drowning

Around noon on March 15th, B.J., 72, of Central Point, Oregon, left
his campsite at Cottonwood East in his ten-foot aluminum fishing boat to got
to Cottonwood Cove Marina to purchase supplies. At 8 a.m. on the following
morning, his wife reported to rangers that B.J. had failed to return. A
search ensued utilizing patrol boats and an aircraft. The aircraft located
B.J.'s body in Cottonwood Island Cove about an hour later. The cause of
death is unknown. (Don Hamilton, LAME, via CompuServe message from Herb
Gercke, RAD/WRO, 4:30 EST, 3/19/90).

90-39 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Victim Found

On March 19th, hikers found the remains of R.C. of Syracuse, NY,
who abandoned his vehicle at Desert View on July 28, 1988 and disappeared in
the park. R.C. was 41 at that time. The cause of death has been reported
as suicide. No other information is available at this time. (GRCA
dispatch, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, FN3/V1BO, 2:30 EST,
3/19/90).

[Several other incident reports were received this morning. They will
appear in tomorrow's Morning Report].

STAFF STATUS

Dabney in Boise, Healy at NIBRS meeting in Williamsburg, VA.


Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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