RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:  Tuesday, March 30, 1993

Broadcast: By 0800 EST

INCIDENTS

93-151 - Lake Mead (Nevada) - Attempted Homicides

At about 4 p.m. on March 26th, W.I. and J.I., both 57, parked
their mobile trailer at Boxcar Cove to go fishing.  Their truck and mobile
trailer were the only vehicles parked at the location.  As W.I.
left the trailer on an errand, an unknown male standing outside and to the
right of the trailer's doorway immediately shot at him.  The first shot
missed; the second struck W.I. in his throat, then lodged under the skin on
his shoulder.  J.I. was struck three times by bullets fired through
the trailer door as she attempted to retrieve her husband and close the
door.  The shooter made one more attempt to kill the couple by firing at
them through another window in the mobile home, then fled the scene,
escaping before rangers arrived.  One of the bullets fired at J.I.
entered her chest and exited through her back without hitting any vital
organs; a second grazed her skull, and the third shattered a wrist.  Doctors
expect to release her from the hospital in a few days.  W.I. was
released, but will return in to have the bullet removed from his shoulder. 
The assailant is described as a white male between 22 and 25 years old,
weighing 160 to 165 pounds and possessing an average build; he's clean
shaven and has piercing blue, green or hazel eyes, a dark complexion, and a
well-groomed, regular haircut.  He was wearing a white tee shirt, a gray or
blue unzipped jacket, and blue jeans.  The weapon he used was a five- or
six-shot revolver, which he fired from his right hand.  No motor vehicle or
boat was heard upon his getaway.  [Mike Blandford, CI, LAME, 3/26]

93-152 - Fort Union (New Mexico) - Employee Death

T.J. Sperry, 43, the chief ranger at Fort Union, died of an apparent heart
attack on March 23rd.  T.J. had complained of pain and was taken by
ambulance to Las Vegas, New Mexico; he died while being transferred to a
hospital in Albuquerque.  He is survived by his wife, Nicky, a former
seasonal interpretive ranger at Fort Larned.  A memorial fund has been
established to help with funeral and related expenses, as T.J. had no
insurance.  Contributions should be sent to the T.J. Sperry Memorial Fund,
c/o Fort Union National Monument, P.O. Box 127, Watrous, NM 87753.  [Tony
Bonanno, RAD/SWRO, 3/29]

93-153 - NCR Areas (Virginia/Maryland/DC) - Oil Spill

An estimated 350,000 gallons of number two fuel oil were released from a
ruptured 36-inch pipe in Herndon, Virginia, on March 28th.  Despite
containment efforts, significant quantities of oil flowed overland into
Sugarland Run, then into the Potomac River.  The Great Falls area of George
Washington Memorial Parkway was closed yesterday morning, the Tidal Basin
near Jefferson Memorial was boomed off, and additional booms were requested
for the Boundary Channel, Theodore Roosevelt Island and Dyke Marsh areas -
all administered by the NPS.  Impacts of the spill have not yet been
ascertained.  [Jake Hoogland, EQD/WASO, 3/29]

93-154 - Great Smokies (Tennessee/North Carolina) - Search in Progress

On the afternoon of Sunday, March 28th, the park received word that 13-year-
old B.L. of Adamsville, Alabama, had become separated from his family
while hiking to Rainbow Falls on Mt. LeConte and was missing.  Rangers and a
dog team searched for B.L. on the three main trails to Mt. LeConte until
3:30 a.m. yesterday, then resumed efforts a few hours later.  As of
yesterday afternoon, there were 21 rangers directly involved in the search;
they were supported by three helicopters and two search dog teams.  Search
officials are convinced that B.L. is not on a designated trail and believe
that he may be on one of a number of unmarked side trails or off the trail
system entirely.  A three-pronged search effort was being utilized
yesterday.  One team was using dogs and man-tracking techniques to look for
signs of the boy in the area where he was last seen, four teams were hiking
cross-country up both sides of the two major watercourses that come down
from Mr. LeConte, and other rangers were stationed at strategic trail
junctions throughout the night in case B.L. emerged on a trail.  According
to B.L.'s parents, he is in good health and fairly well dressed to stay out
overnight.  He's reportedly clad in a polypropylene shirt, a jacket, an
Army-green poncho and camouflage pants.  [Bob Miller, PIO, GRSM, 3/29]

93-155 - Point Reyes (California) - Toxic Spill

Investigators looking into reports of dead fish in Olema Creek on March 28th
found a can of Krolan #2, a Dow Chemical product which has been out of
production for at least a dozen years, lying along the creek.  Most of the
contents had leaked into the creek.  At the time of the report, about 30
dead fish had been found within a three-and-a-half mile stretch of the
stream.  California Fish and Game is the lead agency on the incident and is
being supported by the park and county sheriff's office.  Dow Chemical has
been notified and is assisting with advice.  [LeeRoy Brock, CR, PORE, 3/29]

93-156 - Boston (Massachusetts) - Attempted Suicide

On the afternoon of March 27th, Boston police asked assistance on an
attempted suicide in the Charlestown Navy Yard.  Ranger Felicia Ware was the
first to arrive on scene and found a man sitting in a parked car with the
engine running.  A flexible hose was found running from the exhaust pipe
into the rear window on the driver's side of the vehicle; the doors were
locked.  Ware was able to get the man to partially roll down the vehicle's
window; she continued to talk to him and controlled the window until city
officers arrived about ten minutes later.  They assisted in controlling the
window and unlocking the door, then took the man into protective custody. 
[Jon Dick, CR, BOST, 3/29]

UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming
weeks on matters pertaining to the National Park Service.  If you would like
further information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Dottie
in WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

[NOTE: The Senate and House will be in recess from April 5th to April 23rd]

April 1

House Merchant Marine Subcommittee on Environmental and
Natural Resources [Studds]: Hearing to consider how the
nation's biological resources are being managed and why
species dependent upon wetlands and public lands in
particular are still requiring listing under the
Endangered Species Act.

April 29

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior [Yates]:
Hearing on FY 94 appropriations for the NPS.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady instructing at managing the protection function
training course (3/29-4/1).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Henry meeting with aircraft
overflight contractor (3/29-3/30) and at seminar on fire management in
wilderness and parks (3/30-4/2).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Erskine, Broyles, Norum and Botti at seminar on
fire management in wilderness and parks (3/29-4/1).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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