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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, February 2, 2011 INCIDENTS Golden Gate NRA Missing Woman Found In Marin Headlands A 92-year-old woman from Sausalito was found safe a day after she was reported missing by family members. Y.C. was last seen in Sausalito on January 24th, trying to get to her home after her daily walk. There were public safety vehicles and fire trucks in her neighborhood, though, which evidently caused her to take an unfamiliar route and become lost. A search for her was begun. Joggers in the Kirby Cove area of the park discovered her in the bushes the following morning and recognized her from a televised missing person story. They called 911, and rangers John Goodwin, Mike Yost and Sam Eddy responded. Goodwin and Yost found that the woman was in remarkably good shape, considering her age, the route she'd walked, and the cold, windy overnight conditions. Y.C. did not speak English. She was transported by the rangers to a waiting ambulance at Battery Spencer. [Kim Coast, Acting Chief Ranger] Golden Gate NRA Check Of Suspicious Vehicle Results In Drug Seizure Rangers John Goodwin and Mike Yost were on patrol in the Merrie Way parking lot on the morning of January 26th when they came upon a van with shades and blankets covering all of its windows. When they approached it, they could smell the odor of marijuana emanating from inside the vehicle. Contact was made with the occupants; the woman gave the rangers a New York license, but the man claimed he didn't have any identification. During the interview, he provided false information regarding his identity. Goodwin and Yost had them get out of the van, then searched it. Inside they found baggies of a black tar substance, marijuana roaches, marijuana buds, smoking devices and 3.2 pounds of marijuana and 9.2 grams of psilocybin. Both were placed under arrest and transported to a US Park Police holding facility. The man was found to have a no bail warrant against him out of San Diego, but it could not be confirmed because no photo identification could be obtained (San Francisco County detention facilities require photo documentation). Both were charged with several violations and released with a promise to appear in federal court. [Kim Coast, Acting 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/): Glen Canyon NRA - With the launch of a new fire boat on Lake Powell this past November, Glen Canyon has upgraded its capacity for responding to marine fires and wildland fires close to the lakeshore. Park firefighters respond to an average of 20 boat fires and 15 fuel spills each year. Office of Communications - The National Park Service and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities have awarded $14.3 million in federal competitive Save America's Treasures grants. Denver Service Center - Project manager Ken Franc will be retiring from Denver Service Center's Design and Construction Division at the end of February following 36 years of government service. Photo. * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of Communications and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |