NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Wednesday, January 3, 2001

INCIDENTS

00-737 - Cuyahoga Valley NP (OH) - Follow-up: Rape Arrest

On Christmas evening, Cleveland police found C.S. sleeping in a 
car and arrested him on an outstanding warrant for an alleged rape 
that occurred in the Pine Land trailhead parking lot on September 
16th. C.S. has been missing since September 17th. After an initial 
contact by rangers that day, he left his home, quit his job, and 
stopped attending college classes. He is being held in county jail 
pending an appearance in federal court. [Mosie Welch, DR, North 
District, CUVA, 12/28]

00-776 - Lake Clark NP (AK) - Aircraft Accident with Fatalities

An Everts Air C-46 air tanker was reported overdue to the Rescue 
Coordination Center (RCC) around 6 p.m. on December 20th. Indications 
were that the plane had gone down in the area of Mt. Redoubt within 
the park. A National Guard rescue aircraft was unable to reach the 
scene due to extremely high winds and adverse weather that day, but 
located the plane's wreckage on the 21st. It was at 2,800 feet on a 
ridgeline near the mountain, about a half mile from the point of last 
radar contact. The plane had delivered 2,000 gallons of fuel to the 
village of Nondalton and was en route to Kenai at the time the 
accident occurred. The rescuers determined that the accident was 
non-survivable, and reported that the plane was in an extremely high 
risk area due to steep terrain, high avalanche danger, and marginal 
weather conditions with high winds. On the 22nd, a state police 
helicopter flew avalanche experts and search dogs to the area and 
recovered the body of copilot F.M., 33. Efforts continue 
to find the body of pilot J.M., 44. [Lee Fink, Chief of 
Operations, LACL, 1/2]

01-001 - Saguaro NP (AZ) - Assault on Ranger; Search

Ranger Bo Stone came upon a vehicle at the end of Broadway Boulevard 
in the Rincon Mountain District on January 1st. The driver was 
unresponsive but had a pulse and was breathing. Stone turned the 
vehicle's engine off and removed the keys from the ignition after 
seeing alcohol and drug paraphernalia in the car. He then woke the 
driver - later identified as K.W. - and ordered him to get 
out of the vehicle. As this was occurring, Stone received a call from 
dispatch advising that the vehicle was stolen. Stone ordered K.W. 
to get on the ground, but K.W. made repeated efforts to escape. 
Although Stone tackled him three separate times, K.W. was able to 
break free and escape before Stone could retrieve his pepper spray and 
subdue him. A major air and ground search was begun which involved 
rangers, deputies, a DPS helicopter, BLM personnel, and a dog team. 
The frontcountry area of the district was closed at all trailheads and 
access points in order to assure public safety. Hasty searchers found 
K.W.'s wallet (with ID) and coat nearby and determined a direction 
of travel. Local police checked K.W.'s house, but did not find him 
there. After five hours of fruitless searching, rangers again checked 
at his residence. This time his mother answered and reported that he 
was now home. But he fled again before rangers and police got to the 
house. Another air and ground search ensued until investigators found 
out that a friend of K.W.'s had given him a ride to a bus stop a 
mile away. He remains at large. A federal arrest warrant has been 
obtained. K.W. has a felony criminal history that includes assault 
with a deadly weapon, theft, and leaving the scene of a serious 
accident. He's been associated with car thefts in the area and had a 
Volkswagen master ignition key and burglary tools with him at the time 
he was contacted. He faces federal charges for assault on a federal 
officer; the county is pursuing multiple charges for vehicle theft and 
drug possession. [Paula Nasiatka, CR, SAGU, 1/2]

                    [Additional reports pending....]

FIRE MANAGEMENT

National Fire Plan

No new information. Please check the NPS Fire Management Program 
Center web page (www.fire.nps.gov) for further information on fire 
plan projects.

Park Fires

No fires reported.

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

INTERPRETATION AND VISITOR SERVICES

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Millennium Badge - Last August, the NPS authorized the wearing of the 
park ranger millennium badge on the uniform through December 31, 2000. 
Now that the new year has arrived, the badge is to be retired as a 
commemorative and may no longer be worn on the uniform. Almost 3,000 
of the badges were ordered by NPS employees.  The badges are no longer 
available. [Dwayne Collier, SOAR]

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

INTERCHANGE

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Prince William FP (VA) - Retired facility manager Donald Cory and his 
son, Samuel, 14, died on New Year's Eve when they were swept away by 
an avalanche while hiking south of Emigrant Peak near Chico Hot 
Springs, Montana.  The two had planned to bring in the new year on top 
of the 10,000-foot mountain.  In 1999, Donald retired from the 
National Park Service at Prince William, where he spent six years.  
His 26-year career with the Service included assignments in Big 
Thicket NP, New River Gorge NR, Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS, John Muir NHS, 
Guadeloupe Mountains NP, and Big Horn Canyon NRA.  Donald is survived 
by his wife Robin, his son Kasey, daughters Mariah and Christina, and 
his extended family.  Funeral services are yet to be determined.  
Condolences and other messages can be sent to Robin Cory at 317 
Greenway Court, Bozeman, MT 59718-1837.  [Stuart West, Lead Ranger, 
PRWI, 1/2/01]

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