NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, June 13, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-289 - Denali (Alaska) - Falling Fatality; Two Rescued

A.P., 26, of Barcelona, Spain, was killed on June 9th when he fell 4,000
feet down the Orient Express on Mt. McKinley.  A.P.'s two partners, also from
Spain, were rescued from the 19,200-foot level of the West Rib later that
evening.  The three-man rescue party was dropped off by an Army Chinook
helicopter from Fort Wainwright, as the park's high altitude Lama helicopter
had been grounded by a minor accident.  One of the two rescued climbers was
treated for mild frostbite but was otherwise in relatively good shape; the
second had severe frostbite on his hands and feet and remains hospitalized. 
The three climbers had been at the 19,200-foot level for four days.  In
additions to frostbite, rangers believe that they were suffering from high
altitude related problems caused in part by climbing too high too fast.  The
climbers had started up the mountain on May 26th and had spent only eight days
reaching their final camping site.  A.P.'s death brings to five the number of
fatalities on Mt. McKinley this season.  There are about 425 climbers on Denali
this week; to date, a total of 950 climbers have ascended the mountain.  [John
Quinley, PAO, ARO, 6/12]

95-290 - Point Reyes (California) - Shipwreck; Oil Spill

The captain of a 42-foot pleasure boat fell asleep while underway around 2:30
a.m. on the morning of June 10th and ran directly into the Point Reyes
headlands at a speed of about nine knots.  The boat came ashore approximately
400 feet below the crest of the cliffs.  The captain suffered minor injuries
and was evacuated by Coast Guard helicopter around 3:30 a.m.  It's estimated
that 150 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the ocean near a major elephant
and harbor seal haulout site and two seabird nesting areas.  Park staff are
monitoring the area for environmental damage.  Salvage crews are on site to
remove any fuel still on board.  A multi-agency cleanup and salvage effort is
underway.  [Don Neubacher, Superintendent, PORE, 6/12]

95-291 - Golden Gate (California) - Two Drownings

On the evening of June 10th, a visitor notified park dispatch that a man and
woman were in the water at Baker Beach and were being swept away from the
shore.  Responding units found that the woman, 20-year-old J.T., had
been pulled from the surf, and that visitors were attempting to perform CPR on
her.  She was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.  A
Coast Guard helicopter and surf rescue boat began an off-shore search for her
20-year-old male companion while rangers and Park Police officers conducted an
extensive but unsuccessful search for him along the shoreline.  He is presumed
to have drowned.  Preliminary investigation revealed that the two were college
students and that they were visiting the beach with friends.  It appears that
they were knee deep in the water when both fell down and were swept out to
deeper water by the strong undertow.  [Lt. Jeff Wasserman, GOGA, 6/12]

95-292 - Everglades (Florida) - Dog Attack on Ranger

An East Everglades subdistrict patrol ranger was about to close the Chekika day
use area on the evening of May 31st when he spotted a stray, 70-pound pit bull. 
The ranger approached and attempted to catch it, but the dog growled at him and
ran away.  He followed it to the Chekika entrance gate and called to the dog in
a calm voice; the dog, which was about 30 feet away, growled, then attacked. 
The ranger drew his weapon and shot the dog, which ran in a circle, then
attacked again.  The ranger again shot the animal, this time killing it.  Such
incidents are not unusual in the subdistrict.  Other activities reported there
during the first five months of the year include the confiscation of 37
firearms, the recovery of 31 stolen cars and 26 stolen license plates, and at
least one encounter with a paramilitary/militia group.  [Phil Selleck, LES,
EVER, 6/8]

95-293 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Vehicle and Wildland Fires

During the month of May, rangers were dispatched to several vehicle and
wildland fires along state highway 85.  One of the blazes started in a wash
north of the border crossing in Lukeville.  The volunteer fire department from
Sonoyta, Mexico, responded with two engines and personnel and assisted park
staff in controlling and extinguishing the fire.  Last year, a 200-acre fire
crossed over on park land from Mexico and was successfully controlled by
firefighters from both organizations.  The park's fire capabilities along the
border have been strengthened by cross border structural and wildland fire
training, the exchange of equipment and supplies, and shared utilization of
resources.  [CRO, ORPI, 6/1]

FIRE ACTIVITY

Not available this morning.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

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 Stacey Rickard in
WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

June 14

House Resources Committee (Young): Markup of H.R. 1091, to improve the National
Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

June 27

House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Markup of H.R. 1296, to provide for the administration of certain Presidio
properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer; H.R. 629, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the operation of certain visitor
facilities associated with but outside of the boundaries of Rocky Mountain
National Park; H.R. 826, to extend the deadline for the completion of certain
land exchanges at Big Thicket National Preserve; and H.R. 1508, to require the
transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain real property in
Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of National Children's Island, a
cultural, educational and family-oriented park.

June 29

Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Hearing on S. 594, to provide for the
administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the federal
taxpayer.

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.


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