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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, March 7, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Biscayne NP Diver Struck And Killed By Boat On the morning of March 3rd, R.A., 29, was free-diving with a friend in about 50 feet of water on the park's northern boundary when he was struck by a passing 54-foot cabin cruiser. His leg was severed in the accident. R.A. was transported to a nearby harbor, where he was met by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units. He was then airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, but died en route. The incident is under investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. [Stephen Clark, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories can be read on either the InsideNPS web site (if you are within the National Park Service) or at the InsideNPS public ‘news digest' site (if you are outside of the NPS). The web sites appear below: Servicewide - Visitation figures compiled for 2006 show only a minor drop in numbers from 2005. The top ten visited sites are listed. Budget - A link is provided to the FY 2008 Greenbook budget proposal. NPS Alumni - Past superintendent and regional director Chet Brooks has died. Both the web Morning Report and InsideNPS carry an obit. NERO - Marc Vagos, staff park ranger in NERO, has retired. For more information, go to InsideNPS ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/) or NPS Digest ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/). * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-426-2430). --- ### --- |