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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Monday, June 11, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Zion NP Hiker Falls To Death From Angels Landing B.G., 53, of St. Louis, Missouri, fell to his death while hiking the Angels Landing trail on Friday, June 8th. Park dispatch received a call from family members just before noon, reporting that he'd fallen from the trail at a point between Scouts Lookout and the summit of Angels Landing. Rangers found his body at the base of the cliff. It's estimated that he fell about a thousand feet. The incident is being investigated by the park and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. [David Eaker, Fire Information and Education Specialist] HYPERLINK "http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660228165,00.html" http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660228165,00.html Big Thicket NP Man Presumed Drowned In Neches River On May 14th, witnesses reported that they'd seen visitor J.D. struggling to stay afloat in the Neches River near the Lakeview Sandbar day use area and that he'd then been swept downstream. A search was begun for him by the park and by the Orange County Sheriff's Office and Orange County Fire and Emergency Services, but no sign of him was found. J.D. is now presumed to have drowned and the search has been scaled back. [Mark Peapenburg, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories (among others) 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: Cape Hatteras NS - Ocracoke Beach just outside Ocracoke Village in Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been named the number one beach in America by international beach expert Stephen Leatherman. Cabrillo NM - Terry DiMattio has retired. Tom Workman has been named as his successor. To see the above articles, 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/). For NPS incident reporting standards, go to HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363 * * * * * 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). --- ### --- |