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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, September 28, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Haleakala NP Ohio Woman Killed In Cycling Accident A 65-year-old Ohio woman who was bicycling down the mountain as part of a Maui Mountain Cruisers tour group evidently lost control of her bike, crossed into the oncoming lane, and was hit by a van from another tour group. Both the bike and woman came to rest underneath the van and trailer. The accident occurred on a hairpin curve about 50 yards above park headquarters and was observed by a number of visitors in the headquarters area. The emergency response was immediate. Rangers responded with life support equipment and found a physician from another tour treating her when they arrived. The rangers established an airway, administered oxygen, and began CPR. They sustained it until an AMR ambulance arrived and paramedics took over. Following consultation with a doctor, they eventually suspended resuscitation efforts and pronounced her dead at the scene. Witnesses and family members were cared for in the park and interviewed. A chaplain familiar with critical incident stress helped everyone involved. An investigation is ongoing. [Mark Tanaka-Sanders, Chief Ranger; Dominic Cardea, Public Affairs Officer] Biscayne NP Fatal Diving Accident Ranger Dider Carod was on patrol in Biscayne Bay around midday on Sunday, September 23rd, when he got a call from dispatch advising him that a vessel was en route to Boca Chita Key with a diving accident victim on board. The man was not breathing and CPR was in progress. When Carod arrived at the key, he found the victim on the ground with a blanket over him. Coral Gables PD marine units had arrived a few minutes before him and determined that the man had already died. Miami-Dade police and fire/rescue units soon joined them. Paramedics confirmed that he was deceased. When questions, the man's companion said that the two of them had been diving in about 55 feet of water when the victim suddenly removed his dive belt and equipment and quickly ascended to the surface. He followed and found that the man was already unconscious. Miami-Dade homicide investigators took the body and are currently investigating the incident. The victim's dive equipment was not recovered. [Didier Carod, Law Enforcement Specialist] 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 are, respectively, HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ and ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/). * WASO Cultural Resources - The National Park Service has launched its latest Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan, “The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March: Shaking the Conscience of the Nation.” * Virgin Islands NP - News story from the Associated Press: “A large swath of coastal land has been secured by a U.S. conservation group, paving the way for the biggest expansion of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park since it was created more than 50 years ago.” * Isle Royale NP - Dave Paavola, a maintenance employee at Isle Royale and a specialist in tree cutting, has been featured in a recent Army Corps of Engineers publication for his work in providing guidance on tree removals to crews working to clean up after Hurricane Katrina. * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-686-3828). --- ### --- |