NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, November 22, 2010

INCIDENTS

Canyonlands NP

Major Search In Progress For Man Who Shot State Ranger

Rangers from Canyonlands NP and Arches NP are involved in the massive search for the man who shot Utah state park ranger Brody Young on Friday evening. Young, 34, stopped a Pontiac Grand Am at the Poison Spider Mesa trailhead in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Horse_Point_State_Park" Dead Horse Point State Park, located near Canyonlands, and contacted the driver, believed to be 40-year-old L.L.A., a man with a criminal history that includes assault, drug possession and theft. Young was shot at least three times - in the arm, leg and stomach - but was able to radio for help. He is currently hospitalized and in critical condition. The shooter is believed to still be in the area and is the subject of a search that at last report involved 234 people from 28 agencies. NPS rangers are assisting in confining the area and in searching stretches along the Colorado River. For additional details, click on the link below to a current KSL News story that also has images of the ranger and the suspect. [KSL News report; Denny Ziemann, Chief Ranger]

HYPERLINK "http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13361285" http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13361285

Rocky Mountain NP

Climber Killed In Fall On Thatchtop Mountain

A visitor contacted park dispatch on Saturday afternoon and reported a climbing-related fatality on the All Mixed Up climbing route above Mills Lake on Thatchtop Mountain. The man who was hilled was part of a two-person climbing team; his partner was uninjured. Due to the remote location, difficult terrain, limited daylight hours and weather conditions, the park's technical rescue team had to wait until early Sunday morning to head to the scene. Assisting were other park personnel and members of Rocky Mountain Rescue and Larimer County Search and Rescue. The accident is under investigation. The All Mixed Up route is closed until it's completed. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Specialist]

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 Communications - Marta Cruz Kelly has been selected as the National Park Service's new chief of interpretation. Photo.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service.

State and Local Assistance Programs - Michael D. Wilson, chief of the State and Local Assistance Programs Division, is retiring from the National Park Service on December 3rd after 31 years of Federal service, nearly all of it with the NPS. 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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