NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, September 23, 2010

INCIDENTS

Glacier NP

Search Underway For Missing Fisherman

A 30-year-old man from Hungry Horse is missing after an afternoon fishing trip to the Upper McDonald Creek area at the north end of Lake McDonald. A friend reported that M.S. had asked him to go fishing around midday on September 21st, but that he was unable to go with M.S., who continued on alone. When M.S. failed to show up for work later that afternoon, he was reported missing to part dispatch. M.S.'s vehicle was found by the bridge over Upper McDonald Creek that evening and a search was begun that continued into the night. Rangers searched both banks of the creek by ground and the shoreline of the north end of Lake McDonald and the confluence of the creek and lake by boat, but found no sign of M.S.. That section of Upper McDonald Creek is known to have strong down currents and extremely cold water temperatures. The search resumed the next morning with the assistance of Flathead County search and rescue, North Valley search and rescue, the Flathead County dive team, and a contracted helicopter from Minuteman Aviation. Searchers also employed rescue dogs along the shoreline. Sonar and dive teams will be used to search the water, and a helicopter will be used to search by air. [Wade Muehlhof, Public Affairs Officer]

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/):

Office of Public Affairs - This country's Hispanic history and heritage is preserved and shared in more than 40 of America's national parks. A link to the related NPS web site is provided.

Ocmulgee NM - The 19th annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration was held in the park last weekend, with about 17,600 people attending the event. Photo.

George Washington Carver NM - On Saturday, September 11th, George Washington Carver National Monument hosted Prairie Day, celebrating life on the southwest Missouri farm of George Washington Carver's childhood. Photo.

Carl Sandburg Home NHS - Thirty-two North Carolina residents became new citizens during a ceremony at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site on September 17th. Photo.

Intermountain Region - David “Mud Man” Yubeta will be retiring on September 30th following 25 years of service at Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona. Photo.

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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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