NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

INCIDENTS

Lake Mead NRA

Five Rescued Following Boating Accident

Park and concession staff rescued five people who were involved in a boating accident on the Colorado River last Friday. A visitor on a houseboat contacted the park by marine band radio that morning and reported a boat grounded 18 miles south of Hoover Dam. He also reported that three of the people in the boat had significant injuries. Rangers, concession employees from Willow Beach marina and MercyAir personnel responded. They found that a 65-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man had been injured when the boat hit a rock and ran aground the previous evening. At least one person had been thrown from the boat. All five made it to shore, where they were spotted by the houseboater the next morning. All three injured visitors were taken to a Las Vegas hospital. [Andrew S. Muñoz, Public Affairs Officer]

Pinnacles NM

Marijuana Plantation Raided

On September 3rd, rangers responded to a request for assistance from a San Benito County Sheriff's Department deputy who had observed two drug traffickers cultivating a marijuana garden on a nearby ranch. Ranger Jason Gigliotti joined the deputy and confirmed his observation. Ranger Mike Brindeiro then arrived and secured the area with the assistance of a California Fish and Game warden. Two people who were in the plantation fled upon the officers' arrival. The gardens contained about 1500 plants and a processing station with several bags full of processed marijuana. An intensive search for the two suspects was conducted, but neither was found. [Albert M. Faria, Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Fort Necessity NB - On July 3rd, the anniversary of the Battle of Great Meadows, 18 members of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa Indians traveled to the park from their homes in Northern Michigan to help the NPS open a year-long exhibit, “Zhimaagnishak Miikaanhs: The Odawa Warriors' Journey to Fort Necessity."

Conservation Study Institute - The NPS Conservation Study Institute in partnership with the Learning and Development Division is pleased to announce the opening of enrollment for the Superintendents Leadership Roundtable program. Image.

Cultural Resources - Civic engagement has been used effectively in the creation of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, which stretches from southern North Carolina to northern Florida. Photo.

Death Valley NP - Marian O'Dea has announced she is retiring in September after more than 39 years of service with the NPS. Photo.

NPS incident submission standards can be found online at the HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custompages.cfm?prg=45&id=8728&lv=2&pgid=3504" serious incident notification web page.

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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