RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Thursday, July 8, 1993

Broadcast: By 0830 ET

INCIDENTS

93-418 - Glen Canyon (Arizona/Utah) - Follow-up on Boating Fatality

The underwater search for C.L.P. concluded on the afternoon
of July 3rd with the recovery of her body.  Park, ARA Leisure Services and
Maricopa County divers sought her for eight days following the accident in
which she and her cousin were struck by a jet ski.  C.L.P.'s eight-year old
cousin, Brittany Salazar, remains hospitalized in critical condition. 
[Larry Clark, CR, GLCA, 7/7]

93-443 - Sequoia/Kings Canyon (California) - Follow-up on Rescue

J.K., the driver of the vehicle that went over the wall at
Amphitheater Point on July 3rd, has been admitted to a hospital for mental
observation.  Since the accident, J.K., who has a long history of eccentric
behavior, has made numerous telephone calls to public service and land
management agencies in the surrounding area with stories about "dangerous"
items and bombs in her vehicle, and has made threats against ranger Randy
Coffman, who was the primary care provider at the accident scene.  [Peter
Allen, SEKI, 7/6]

93-452 - Big South Fork (Tennessee) - Accidental Shooting Death

On July 3rd, T.W., 21, was riding in the park in the back of a pick-up
truck with some friends when he accidentally shot and killed himself.  T.W.
had reportedly been drinking all day long and may have been depressed over a
recent break-up with a girlfriend.  While they were riding, T.W. took a .25
caliber automatic handgun out of his pocket and put it in his mouth as if he
was going to shoot himself.  He then removed the gun, took the safety off,
and fire it into the air several times.  T.W. then put the gun back in his
mouth and shot himself.  Ranger John Cannon arrived on the scene immediately
after the shooting occurred.  T.W. was taken to a hospital, where he died
shortly thereafter.  It's believed that T.W. was intoxicated and therefore
was confused about the position of the gun's safety when he accidentally
pulled the trigger.  [John Cannon, CR, 7/6]

93-453 - New River Gorge (West Virginia) - Rescue

At about 1:15 p.m. on July 3rd, S.H., 17, of Oak Hill, West
Virginia, fell from a 70-foot high cliff in the Kaymoor I area of the park. 
S.H. and two companions had been hiking in the area all morning.  He
left the established trails and was scrambling around near the top of the
cliff when he slipped on wet leaves and tumbled down the near vertical
slope.  A ranger who was on backcountry patrol in the immediate area at the
time responded to his cries for help and arrived within five minutes of the
fall.  Rangers and members of a local ambulance squad provided emergency
medical support.  The park's SAR team conducted a talus belay and steep
overland litter evacuation of about a half mile to the waiting ambulance. 
S.H. was taken to a local hospital and treated for possible fractures
of an arm and both legs, head trauma with lacerations, and possible internal
injuries.  [Rick Brown, Canyon DR, NERI, 7/6]

93-454 - Haleakala (Hawaii) - Drug Arrests

While investigating an unauthorized trail, a park ranger discovered a cache
of marijuana cultivation materials and a large number of seedling plants. 
Surveillance of the area was begun.  Two suspects were subsequently observed
in the area; they changed from regular to camouflage clothing, then began
cultivating the plants.  The suspects fled when confronted, but were
apprehended by rangers Mike Ing and Don Whyte after being tracked through
dense brush.  A bicycle, a vehicle, 248 one-foot-tall marijuana seedlings
and a large amount of cultivation material were seized.  [Phil Dendel, HALE,
7/7]

93-455 - Indiana Dunes (Indiana) - Rescue

While on boat patrol on Lake Michigan just after noon on July 5th, rangers
Brunet and Wood spotted a small rubber raft roughly a mile out into the lake
off Porter Beach.  The three occupants - L.G. and his two small
children, ages three and seven - appeared to be in distress.  L.G. was
attempting to paddle back to shore, but was being pushed further out into
the lake by strong southwest winds.  Upon approaching the raft, rangers
observed that there were no life jackets on board.  The three occupants and
their raft were taken on board and returned to land.  [Joni Jones, INDU,
7/7]

93-456 - Sequoia/Kings Canyon (California) - Rescue

At 1:40 p.m. on July 5th, ranger Tom Jeffrey was on foot patrol along the
Middle Fork of the Kaweah River when he received a report that B.A.,
35, had lost her footing and been swept downstream by the river's
strong currents.  Jeffrey made a quick survey of the river downstream from
the location and found B.A. on the far side of the river.  She had been
swept over several minor drops and through a whitewater area about 100 yards
long before she was able to swim to shore.  Rangers and members of the park
fire crew responded; rangers Coffman and Morey swam the river, set up a
tyrolean traverse, and brought B.A. back to the road side of the river. 
She was treated for minor injuries at the scene, then taken by private
vehicle to a local hospital for examination.  [Dispatch, SEKI, 7/6]

93-457 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Search

An intensive search is currently underway in the park for D.D., 20,
of Selma, Indiana.  D.D. was last seen on the afternoon of July 4th by
friends in Cooke City, Montana.  A park visitor advised rangers the next day
that he'd seen a vehicle parked overnight in a pullout area near the Lamar
River Canyon.  A registration check indicated that the vehicle belonged to
D.D., but no further investigation was warranted at that time.  When D.D.
failed to return to his vehicle by Monday evening, rangers initiated a
preliminary investigation and ground search.  Search efforts expanded on
Tuesday.  Rangers inventoried his vehicle and found his wallet and other
personal items, but none of his fishing gear.  An extensive ground and air
search of the Lamar, Yellowstone and Slough Creek drainages was underway at
the time of the report yesterday.  [Marsha Karle, PIO, YELL, 7/7]

93-458 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Bison Goring

On the afternoon of July 6th, G.B., 50, of Jacksonville, Florida, was
gored by a bison near the Madison off-ramp at the Old Faithful interchange. 
G.B. had approached to within two feet of the bison, then turned away from
it.  When he turned back, the bison charged and gored G.B. in the left
shoulder and the right upper thigh.  A companion drove G.B. to the Old
Faithful clinic, where he received initial medical treatment.  G.B. was
then taken by ambulance to a hospital in Jackson, where he was treated and
released.  [Marsha Karle, PIO, YELL, 7/7]

93-459 - San Juan Island (Washington) - Aircraft Crash

The county sheriff reported a downed light aircraft on South Beach in the
park's American Camp unit just before 7 p.m. on July 6th.  Rangers Gleason
and Hoh and county fire, police and EMS units responded quickly and found
that the aircraft had made a gear-up, controlled crash landing on the beach. 
The pilot and lone occupant, 69-year-old D.A. of Beaverton,
Oregon, was helped from the aircraft.  He complained of back pain and was
taken to a medical clinic in Friday Harbor, where he was examined and
released.  D.A. was on a flight from Aurora, Oregon, to Friday Harbor when
the single engine of his 1975 Beachcraft Bonanza revved suddenly, then quit. 
D.A. was at about 3,500 feet 14 miles south of San Juan Island at the
time.  He attempted to pilot the gliding plane to the island with the
objective of landing on Pickett's Lane, the paved access road to the beach;
when he realized he wasn't going to make the road, he set the plane down a
short distance off shore.  The plane hit the water, skipped once, plowed
into a stretch of sandy beach, then came to a stop when it struck a pile of
large driftwood logs.  A small amount of fuel leaked from the plane, but had
negligible effects.  The aircraft will be removed shortly.  FAA and NTSB
officials were notified and investigated the accident.  [SAJH, 7/7]

93-460 - Yosemite (California) - Car Clouting Arrests

On July 3rd, rangers received reports of auto burglaries at the Ten Lakes
trail head and found a witness who'd seen an elderly man breaking into the
vehicle.  The reporting party provided a good description of both the
suspect and his vehicle.  A short time later, rangers Aufhauser and Page
spotted the vehicle near the Tuolumne ranger station; rangers Casalengno and
Cauthorn-Page responded and a high risk vehicle stop was made.  The suspect,
identified as J.C., 73, of no known address, was initially
arrested for driving under the influence.  During the investigation,
recently stolen property was found in J.C.'s vehicle.  The original
reporting party confirmed that J.C. was the person who'd broken into the
cars at Ten Lakes.  J.C. is currently being held on several felony
counts, including auto burglary, possession of burglary tools, and
possession of stolen property.  J.C. has a long and extensive history of
car clouts in national and state parks.  His M/O is to hit trail heads and
use a screw driver to pry open vehicle wing windows.  He has been ruled out
as the suspect in the series of auto burglaries currently plaguing Western
national parks and California state parks.  [Jeff Sullivan, YOSE, 7/7]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level II

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire               7/7       7/8   Status

 AK    State   Delta Area        312489              320       500   NEC

 NM    USFS    Santa Fe          Quemado - T2      4,145     3,830   CN 7/10

NOTES:

- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this report). T1 and T2
  indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.

- Status - The following abbreviations are employed:

  NR - No report received      MS - Modified suppression strategy
  CL - Controlled              MN - Being monitored
  CS - Confinement strategy    NEC - No estimate of containment
  CND - Contained              CN (date) - Expected date of containment

3) PARK FIRE REPORTS - 

* Hawaii Volcanoes - Lava continues to enter the ocean within established
  blacklines.  The Hilina Pali road has been closed due to very high fire 
  danger.

* Sequoia/Kings Canyon - The Buck Peak fire continues to burn about 50 acres
  per day.  Heavier fuels which are expected to burn in the near future are
  being mapped at present.  
  
4) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity was moderate throughout the West
yesterday.  Most reported activity occurred in California.

5) PROGNOSIS - A red flag warning for strong southerly winds has been issued
for the Southwest and for west central Utah.  Hot and dry weather will
continue in the Southwest; temperatures will decrease in mountain areas. 
Moderate activity is expected to continue in the Southwest and California,
with demobilization continuing in the Southwest.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530, 7/8]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Smith on AL (7/6-7/14).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: No leave or travel scheduled.

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