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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, February 14, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Big South Fork NR&RA Search In Progress For Missing Man A search is underway for a local man who got lost in the park on the evening of Sunday, February 11th.The man and a companion were in a truck that got stuck, so left it and began walking out. They saw lights and decided to go straight toward them in order to get out of the woods. This entailed a crossing of the Big South Fork River. The river temperature was about 30 degrees and the air temperature was about the same at the time, causing one of the two men to return to the riverbank. The second man continued on, though, and has not been seen or heard from since. A search was conducted through much of the night and ramped up on Monday morning to a larger operation. A helicopter from Mammoth Cave was called in, as were dog teams. Assisting agencies included McCreary County SAR, the county sheriff's office, and Daniel Boone National Forest. [Frank Graham, Chief Ranger] Hot Springs NP Ranger Assists At Site Of Fatal Shooting Protection ranger David Dunaj was heading northbound on Park Avenue on the morning of February 10th when he heard Hot Springs PD broadcast a call about a possible shooting on Bower Street, which is less than a half mile from the park's boundary. Dunaj was the nearest officer in the area and was advised to assist city police. Dunaj and a Hot Springs officer contacted a distraught woman who unlocked the door to her home and told them where to find the victim. They found a man in his 40s lying on the floor in a pool of blood just inside the doorway. The area was searched and secured by Dunaj and the officer, but the assailant(s) had evidently fled. Dunaj assisted with management of the crime scene and ambulance transport of the victim, who was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. City detectives are investigating. No arrests have yet been made. [Dennis Stock, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS Other news from today's edition of InsideNPS, the National Park Service's home page: Yosemite NP - The park recently hosted the twelfth annual Japan-US Interpreter Training Seminar. The theme of this year's seminar was “Integrating Research with Interpretation in National Parks.” NCP East - The Douglass home at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site reopens today after the completion of a $2.7 million preservation project that showcases the home in which one of this nation's most prominent African American leaders of the 19th century lived, worked, and died. Timpanagos Cave NM - Denis Davis has been selected as the new superintendent at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. He will assume his new responsibilities in April. 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. --- ### --- |