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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, November 16, 2011 INCIDENTS Delaware Water Gap NRA Hiker Falls To Her Death In Stream Gorge Early on the afternoon of Sunday, November 13th, K.S. 67, and a friend met in the park at Spackman's Creek to go hiking. The two friends often come to the park to hike, and typically meet at one location, then separate and take different trails. On this occasion, K.S.'s companion hiked up the main branch of the stream to seek some waterfalls. K.S. reportedly had some health issues which kept her from keeping pace with her partner, so she left him to hike along the creek's north rim. When she failed to return, the park was notified and rangers began a hasty search for her late in the evening. Around 10 p.m., they found her blaze orange hat on the rim of the gorge and shortly thereafter discovered her body in the stream below. It appears that she fell over a 100-foot-high embankment and landed face down in the creek. The scene was secured until additional rangers, an NPS special agent, a Pennsylvania State Police forensic unit, and the Pike County coroner arrived to complete the investigation. The park's high-angle rescue team assisted by descending into the gorge and recovering the body. The investigation continues. [Eric Provencher, Deputy 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/): Wilderness Stewardship - A competition for wilderness photos was recently held in Park Science magazine. Photographers submitted 130 images from 33 wilderness areas around the National Park System. The winners have now been selected. Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS - The park and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hosted a Strong4Life event in Atlanta on Saturday, October 8th. The event was a free community festival promoting healthy and active lifestyles. Rocky Mountain NP - Staff from the Land Resources Division recently came to the park to personally deliver an updated administrative boundary map. Also presented were copies of updated tract maps that show NPS ownership and interests within and adjoining the park. Office of International Affairs - UNESCO is marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the World Heritage Convetion by offering a free World Heritage Guide app for iPhones and iPads. The offer is good today only. Structural Fire Program - A calendar with structural fire training offerings for the coming year has been posted on the program's Sharepoint site. Thomas Edison NHP - The park is mourning the loss of museum technician Gregory F. Schmidl, 58, who passed away peacefully at his home last Friday. Guadalupe Mountains NP - When park VIP Rob Junell, a federal judge from Texas, topped Guadalupe Peak late on Veterans Day morning, he accomplished a feat that no one else had ever accomplished - his 100th summit of the 8,749-foot peak, the highest point in Texas. Intermountain Region - Melinda Dominguez, a 23-year veteran of the NPS, has been selected as Intermountain Region's comptroller. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |