NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, September 22, 2011

INCIDENTS

Cape Hatteras NS

Kite Boarder Disappears, Presumed Drowned

C.J., 44, of Rodanthe, North Carolina, went kite boarding in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean just off Cape Point last Sunday afternoon. Conditions at the time consisted of six- to ten-foot-high surf with strong converging currents and winds from the northeast at 20 to 25 knots. C.J., the assistant manager of a local water sports company and considered an expert kite boarder, was last seen by bystanders in distress 30 yards offshore. He was not wearing a any kind of personal floatation device. One of the bystanders attempted to swim to his aid but was unable to reach him. A call was made to 911 and the park, Hatteras Island Rescue Squad and the Coast Guard all responded. Rangers conducted patrols of the shoreline, while Hatteras Island Rescue conducted searches via jet ski in the area. Personnel from the latter found C.J.'s board. The Coast Guard conducted open water searches via a 47-foot motor lifeboat, helicopter and C-130 and found C.J.'s kite in the ocean about three miles offshore and southwest of his last known location. Rangers and the Coast Guard continued searches into the night and through the day Monday, covering an area within a 30 mile radius from the point last seen. Active search efforts were suspended Monday evening. [Jon Anglin, Operations Chief, Outer Banks Group]

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 - This Saturday is Public Lands Day. As part of the 18th annual celebration, the National Park Service will waive all entrance fees and host special events for visitors and volunteers.

Harpers Ferry Center - A research team conducting an evaluation of new exhibits at Little Rock Central High School NHS has found that visitors are able to make powerful emotional and intellectual connections to the site's stories. Photo.

Workplace Enrichment - Workplace Enrichment offers an analysis of a dozen common mistakes made in the appraisal process and recommendations on how to avoid or minimize them.

Rocky Mountain NP - Bruce Rosenlund, a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the recipient of the 2010 Rocky Mountain National Park Stewardship Award. Photo.

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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 the Assistant Director for Information Resources 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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