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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, December 21, 2006 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Mammoth Cave NP Local Mailman Dies In Auto Accident In Park Around 7 a.m. on December 16th, rangers received a report of a motor vehicle accident that had occurred on the Brownsville Road section of the park. Upon arrival, they found that H.M., 65 of Brownsville, Kentucky, had been traveling east on the road when he drifted across the roadway and sideswiped another vehicle operated by Arnold King of Somerset, Kentucky. H.M.'s vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree in the nearby woods. H.M. was taken by Edmonson County EMS to the Bowling Green Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries. King was transported to a local hospital, then treated and released. Preliminary investigation indicates that H.M. may have fallen asleep prior to the accident. The Kentucky State Police, Edmonson County EMS and the Edmonson County “jaws of life” extrication unit also assisted in the incident. H.M. was a rural mail carrier who had delivered mail to the park for over 25 years and his death was a shock to park staff and the local community. Ranger Matt Roland is investigating the accident. [Brad McDougal, Acting Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS Other news from today's edition of InsideNPS, the National Park Service's home page: San Antonio Missions - Dan Steed, the park's assistant superintendent, is retiring. Lake Roosevelt - Barney Weiss is retiring. To link to InsideNPS, click on HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |