NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, June 2, 2011

INCIDENTS

Lake Mead NRA

Search In Progress For Missing Boater

Rangers are searching for a boater who's been missing since Tuesday evening and was last seen in the water without a lifejacket near Callville Bay. He and two other men were boating just outside the bay, with two men in the boat and the third being towed on an inflatable raft. The man on the raft decided to come in, so his companions stopped the boat to pick him up. One of the men in the boat then jumped into the lake to pull the raft in. He needed assistance, so the boat driver jumped in as well. While they were in the water, both the boat and raft drifted away. The man who was on the inflatable was the only one with a lifejacket. He took it off to share, but by then the boat driver has drifted away. The park received a report about the three missing men around 7:30 p.m. and responded with two boats. Two of the men were rescued by a passing boat and brought in to Callville Bay. They were not injured. The search for the missing man continues. [Andrew S. Munoz, Public Affairs Officer]

Delaware Water Gap NRA

Man Pleads Guilty To Felony Theft Charges

During June and July of 2010, Cliff Park Inn, the maintenance facility for its golf course, and the golf course superintendent's residence were all broken into and tools and jewelry were stolen. The total estimated value of the stolen items was placed at nearly $60,000. The thefts were investigated by a ranger and a Northeast ISB special agent. On January 19th, they arrested M.T. for the thefts. M.T. was remanded until disposition of the case. On May 25th, he pled guilty to two felony theft counts under 18 USC § 661 and was sentenced to four months incarceration, restitution in the amount of $30,000, and two years supervised release. The restitution amount was agreed upon because of an inability to obtain current appraisal values for the jewelry. Cliff Park Inn is operated under a historic lease with the park. [Jeffrey Pascale, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Northeast, ISB]

Upper Delaware NS&RR

Long Island Man Drowns In River

On the afternoon of May 28th, a 71-year-old Long Island man was reported missing after he fell from his raft while boating on the Upper Delaware River in an area called Butler's Rift. He was not wearing a lifejacket at the time and was seen going under the water by his wife. National Canoe Safety Patrol (NCSP) members were on patrol in the area and immediately notified the NPS and began a hasty search. Park staff responded along with Delaware Water Gap's dive rescue team and dive teams from the Sparrowbush, Port Jervis, Matamoras and Westfall fire departments. A point last seen was determined and dive operations began. They were hampered by high water and poor visibility and suspended on Saturday, but resumed on Sunday and Monday. No sign of the missing man was found until around 8 p.m. on Sunday evening when dispatch at Delaware Water Gap received a call from boaters reporting a body floating in the river near the Dingmans Ferry Bridge. The body was recovered and found to be that of the missing man. The river had carried it about 25 miles from the point last seen. [Joe Hinkes, 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/):

Yosemite NP - This spring, Yosemite hosted five workshops and one science forum in support of the Merced Wild and Scenic River comprehensive management plan. For the first time at Yosemite, the public could attend the workshops on-line via webinar.

Navajo NM - On May 25th, Felix Fuller was sworn in as president of the Shonto Community Governance Chapter in a ceremony at Navajo National Monument. This was the first swearing in of a chapter president within the park. Photo.

National Capital Parks East - Deputy Director Mickey Fearn helped kick-off this week's groundbreaking ceremonies for the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy at Fort Dupont Park, a unit of National Capital Parks-East. Photo.

Intermountain Region - David Uberuaga, currently superintendent at Mount Rainier, has been selected as the new superintendent at Grand Canyon. Photo.

Colorado NM - Joan Anzelmo, a 35-year career public servant with the National Park Service, has announced her plans to retire on July 1st from her position as superintendent of Colorado National Monument, where she has served since May 2007. Photo.

Northeast Region - Bill Brookover, historical architect with the Preservation Assistance and Heritage Areas Division in Northeast Region, is retiring after 31 years of Federal service. 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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