NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

BLACKBERRY EDITION

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

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INCIDENTS

Glen Canyon NRA

Teenager Dies in PWC Accident

A 15-year-old boy died following a personal watercraft accident on Lake Powell on the evening of Sunday, April 16th. The boy, from Reno, Nevada, was visiting the park with friends. He was riding a personal watercraft near Warm Creek Bay, just north of Antelope Island on the Utah side of Lake Powell, when he collided with another member of his group around 6 p.m. The victim's party called the National Park Service using their marine band radio. Rangers and a helicopter from Classic Lifeguard Helicopters in Page immediately responded. The boy was flown to Page Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The rider of the personal watercraft that struck the teenager was taken to Page Hospital for evaluation but was uninjured. This was the park's first fatal accident this year. [Mark Law, Law Enforcement Specialist, and Kevin Schneider, Public Affairs Officer]

Rocky Mountain NP

Rescue from Longs Peak

A 25-year-old man from Golden, Colorado, fell about 30 feet near the Broadway Ledge while on a technical climb of Kiener's Route on the afternoon of Sunday, April 16th. Rangers reached the man just after 8 a.m. on Monday morning as he was descending the North Face of Longs Peak with his climbing partner and two other climbers. They found that he was suffering from an ankle injury and possible frostbite; his partner, a 36-year-old woman, was also suffering from some possible frostbite. Wind gusts in the Boulderfield and at other helicopter landing zones along the Longs Peak trail made it impossible to employ a helicopter to carry out the pair. Rescuers accordingly walked out with them. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Specialist]

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Petroglyph NM

GS-025-9 Protection Ranger (Lateral Transfer)

Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is seeking a highly motivated permanent, full-time GS-9 protection ranger (6c covered) who is interested in a lateral transfer. Albuquerque is an urban area with considerable housing, educational, medical, recreational, and cultural facilities. The population is approximately 500,000 and growing. Park housing is not available, but there are numerous rental and purchasing opportunities in the surrounding area. The monument consists of over 7,244 acres and is situated on the immediate western edge of Albuquerque. The park preserves and protects an array of cultural resources, including over 20,000 historic and prehistoric petroglyphs found along a 17 mile-long basalt escarpment in addition to 316 archeological sites. Primary duties include protection of natural, cultural, historical, and human resources; providing emergency medical care to the sick and injured; educating and informing visitors about the significance and rarity of the resources, resource conservation and ecologically sound park use practices; and controlling non-NPS entities such as utility easements, licensees, permitees, and commercial activities to ensure non-degradation of park resources and enhancement of visitor enjoyment. Interested persons should submit a resume/application and a copy of your last performance appraisal to Edwina Abreu, Human Resources, Petroglyph National Monument, 6001Unser Blvd. NW, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87120 by Friday, May 5th. For further information, please contact chief ranger Michael Quijano at 505-899-0205, ext. 233.

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Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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