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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, October 10, 2006 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Biscayne NP Fatality, Injuries Mar Columbus Day Weekend Event Despite an increased law enforcement presence on Biscayne Bay, this year's Columbus Day weekend event was marred by two accidents, both occurring at approximately 9 p.m. this past Saturday evening. According to preliminary reports, a collision occurred when a disabled boat that was being towed was struck by a third vessel. A 20-year-old woman died in the accident and four others were critically injured. Three of them were transported to area hospitals in serious condition late Saturday night. A less serious accident involved a single vessel that reportedly struck an obstacle in the water north of the park's boundary. Two of the four boaters onboard were treated and released; the other two were uninjured. Although both accidents occurred outside of the park, reports confirm that those involved were returning from the Columbus Day weekend event. This annual three-day event, which traditionally draws hundreds of boaters to the park, has been free of fatalities since 2002, when three deaths occurred. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is continuing to investigate these accidents. [Susan Gonshor and Didier Carod] Natchez Trace Parkway Two Children Killed In Motor Vehicle Accident The park received a report of an auto accident with fatalities near mile post 162 in Attala County, Mississippi, just before 8 a.m. on October 5th. S.C., 21, was driving a 1988 Buick Electra southbound on the parkway when it hit a bridge abutment on the east side of the road, went airborne, then landed on top of a guardrail on Munson Crossing Road, which passes underneath the parkway at that point. The Electra then burst into flames. Passersby rescued S.C. and two other front seat occupants - G.W., 21, and a three-year-old girl. A three-month-old girl and year-old boy in the back seat did not survive. S.C. and G.W. are the parents of all three children. The three survivors were all injured and were taken to Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko, Mississippi. S.C. was later airlifted to North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo, Mississippi, and the others were transported by ambulance to NMMC. Rangers are investigating the cause of the fatal accident. [Marty Huseman, Assistant Chief Ranger] NEWS GIS Remote Sensing - Info on links to NASA satellite imagery pages where you can get photos of parks, natural features, etc. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4836" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4836 Central IMT - The team is recruiting for new members. Form included. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4837" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=4837 MEDIA Wrangell-St. Elias NP&P - Article from Anchorage newspaper on an extraordinary rescue involving a father, his injured son, and rangers and pararescue jumpers. HYPERLINK "http://www.adn.com/front/story/8255543p-8152197c.html" http://www.adn.com/front/story/8255543p-8152197c.html PEOPLE Haleakala NP - Janet Rogers is leaving the NPS to become a super at a BOR area in California. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1340" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1340 JOBS Manassas NBP - GS-9 protection ranger. HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewjobdetails&type=Jobs&id=2523" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewjobdetails&type=Jobs&id=2523 * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |