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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, August 16, 2011 INCIDENTS Rocky Mountain NP Injured Climber Rescued From Longs Peak The park received a cell phone call on Saturday afternoon reporting that a 44-year-old man had fallen about 15 feet and suffered a lower leg injury while climbing roped on Kiener's Route on Longs Peak. The man's climbing partner and four other climbers in the area assisted the man, helping him to get to the top of Lamb's Slide, where rangers met them. They employed a tandem rappel and lowering operation to get him down to Mills Glacier. He was then flown to Saint Anthony Hospital. Six rangers were involved in the rescue operation. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Specialist] Lake Mead NRA Man Drowns In Newberry Cove A 49-year-old California man drowned while visiting Newberry Cove with his wife and friends on Sunday afternoon. Matthew Santistevan went wading in the lake after the group had beached their boat in the cove. His friends noticed he was missing a few minutes later and found him in six to ten feet of water. They pulled him ashore, began CPR and called the park via marine radio. Rangers and medics soon arrived. They continued CPR and employed advanced life saving techniques, but without success. Santistevan was not wearing a lifejacket. [Kevin Turner, 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/): National Parks of New York Harbor - The United States' maritime history became a hands-on experience for a group of students from several eastern urban areas when the NPS tall ship Friendship of Salem sailed from Salem Maritime NHS last week for New York City and three days of youth leadership, fellowship and stewardship. Wilderness Stewardship - Wilderness photos are being solicited for an upcoming wilderness edition of Park Science. Submissions are due no later than September 16th. Photo. Colorado NM - Filmmaker Greg Mikolai has won two Emmy Awards for his PBS documentary on the park, entitled “Colorado National Monument: Celebrating 100 Years of John Otto's Dream.” Photo. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced 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). --- ### --- |