NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, May 12, 2011

INCIDENTS

Grand Teton NP

Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Collision With Truck

A 54-year-old Jackson resident received multiple injuries when he was struck by the rearview mirror of a delivery truck while biking on Highway 26/89/191 on Wednesday morning. The delivery truck and the bicyclist were both northbound on the highway when the accident occurred approximately one mile north of Airport Junction. The cyclist was wearing a bike helmet. After making contact with the bicyclist, the driver of the truck quickly stopped and made a 911 call on his cell phone to summon help. A ranger was soon onsite and provided emergency medical care. The bicyclist was then taken by park ambulance to St. John's Medical Center in Jackson. Further details about this incident will be available at the conclusion of an accident investigation. [Jackie Skaggs, 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/):

Yosemite NP - The very heavy snows that fell in the Sierras this winter created a snow pack that was recently measured in spots at nearly twice normal levels. The associated melting has led to high volume in creeks and streams and spectacular waterfalls throughout the park.

Manzanar NHS - On April 14th, 100-year-old Fumiko Hayashida, encircled by family and friends, stepped out of a van at Manzanar National Historic Site and quietly said “I'm home.” It was an emotional return for a woman who had not been back since 1943. Photo.

Intermountain Region - Ben Hawkins, chief of facility management for Intermountain Region, retired on May 3rd. 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 Communications and 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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