NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Wednesday, May 18, 1994

Broadcast: By 0930 ET

INCIDENTS

94-218 - Denali (Alaska) - Falling Fatality

P.B., 33, of British Columbia, was killed on the morning of May
15th when she and her boyfriend, Navy Lt. Richard Tyler, 28, fell more than
800 feet at the 18,000-foot level of Mount McKinley.  Tyler was seriously
injured.  The two had reached the mountain's summit and were descending
through Denali Pass when the accident occurred.  According to Tyler, they
were both tired and stumbling along just before the fall.  Tyler said he was
unconscious for five to six hours, then waited another two hours before he
was discovered by another climbing party.  A member of that group radioed
air taxi operators at the Kahiltna Glacier base camp, and the park's high-
altitude Lama helicopter was dispatched from its base in Talkeetna to the
seasonal ranger camp at 14,200 feet to pick up a ranger and a volunteer
physician.  The Lama then flew to the climbing party's camp at 17,200 feet,
where the ranger and physician climbed up to the scene and evacuated the
victims.  Tyler, who lost his gloves during the fall, is in serious
condition with severe frostbite to all of his fingers and toes.  The
temperature was 40 below zero at the time of the accident.  P.B. is the
first person to be killed on McKinley this year.  Last year was one of the
safest on the mountain, with only one fatality out of 1,108 climbers; the
previous year was one of the most deadly, with 11 climbing fatalities. 
[Anchorage Daily News, 5/16]

94-219 - Haleakala (Hawaii) - Employee Death

Interpretive ranger Peter Connally died at his home over the weekend,
apparently of respiratory arrest.  Peter had a history of asthma, and was
attempting to use his breathing machine when he passed away.  He had been
employed at the park for nine years, and had served five years as a park
volunteer at Haleakala before being hired as a ranger.  His volunteer
efforts and first several years of paid employment were focused on goat and
pig eradication efforts.  Before coming to the park, Peter worked about 12
years as a state conservation officer eradicating goats from the island of
Lanai.  He was an Army veteran and had served in the Peace Corps.  He leaves
his wife, Tanee, an eight-year-old daughter, Hana, and his parents and
mother-in-law.  Cards may be sent to 2765 Iolani, PuKalani, HI 9678.  [Karen
Ardoin, CR, HALE, 5/16]

            *** More pending incident reports tomorrow ***

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Shenandoah (Virginia) - Peregrine Falcons

The pair of adult peregrine falcons that had been incubating eggs in a
remote cliff aerie suddenly abandoned the nest the weekend before last,
about 32 days after the eggs were thought to have been laid.  The falcons
have not been seen at the site since May 8th.  On May 9th. black and turkey
vultures were seen to be flying near the aerie crevice, and a black vulture
landed nearby.  Investigating FWS and NPS biologists found two unhatched
eggs in the crevice, located in a position in which drainage water passed
over or around the eggs.  Constant flooding and subsequent cooling of the
eggs is thought to be the primary cause for lack of embryonic development. 
The eggs were collected and retained by the FWS for analysis of heavy metal
and chlorinated hydrocarbon content, egg shell thickness, and fertilization. 
[Keith Watson, SHEN]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

IN CONGRESS

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

Upcoming Hearings

5/19 -- House Natural Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands (Vento): Mark-up of H.R. 3707, to establish an
American Heritage Areas Partnership Program in DOI; and H.R.
2416, to provide for the preservation, interpretation,
development and beneficial use of natural, cultural, historic
and scenic resources that are a source of values important to
the people of the U.S. through a national partnership system of
heritage areas.

5/24 -- House Natural Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands (Vento): Hearing on H.R. 1562 and S. 310, to
amend Title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco
Culture Archeological Protection Sites.

5/25 -- Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related
Agencies (Byrd): Hearing on DOI FY 95 budget request.

Recent Actions

House -- Two bills have been introduced - H.R. 4338 (DeLugo), to
designate the "Christiansted Bandstand" at Christiansted NHS in
the Virgin Islands, and H.R. 4364 (Lancaster), to direct the
Secretary of Transportation to transfer administrative
jurisdiction over certain lands for inclusion in Cape Hatteras. 
The Committee on Natural Resources ordered H.R. 518, the
California Desert Protection Act of 1993, and H.R. 3567, John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, to be reported as
amended.

Senate -- One bill has been introduced - S. 2078, to amend the National
Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish Trail and the
Northern Branch of the Old Spanish Trail for potential inclusion
into the national trails system.

Enacted -- S. 1574, to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage
Trail Route in New Jersey, was signed on May 4th as Public Law
103-243.

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