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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, November 18, 2011 INCIDENTS Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs Overdue Hiker Rescued The park and California Highway Patrol began an aerial search for an overdue 54-year-old hiker on the morning of Wednesday, November 16th. Searchers determined that the man had planned a five-day trip in Sequoia National Park, beginning at the Wolverton parking lot and ending in the Black Kaweah/Big Arroyo area. During the search, an orange tent was spotted by the CHP helicopter along the expected route. They found the hiker there and flew him back to the park's Ash Mountain helibase. He was in good physical condition despite having encountered challenging snow and avalanche conditions in the backcountry. [Dana Dierkes, Public Affairs Specialist] Grand Canyon NP Body Found Near Navajo Bridge On Thursday morning, Peregrine Fund employees contacted rangers at Lees Ferry and reported unusual condor activity in the vicinity of Navajo Bridge, which spans the Colorado River five miles below Lees Ferry. Two rangers checked out the report and found the body of an unidentified man just below the bridge and about 20 feet from the water. The body was retrieved and turned over to the county medical examiner. An investigation into the cause of death is underway. [Shannan Marcak, 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/): Harry S Truman NHS - A day-long celebration was held in Independence on November 12th in recognition of the expansion of the Harry S Truman National Historic Landmark District. Natural Resource Stewardship and Science - The most recent edition of Park Science is now out - a special issue on climate change in the national parks. A link is provided to the issue. East Bay Parks - Susan “Sue” Fritzke has been selected to be the next deputy superintendent for Eugene O'Neill NHS, John Muir NHS, Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM and Rosie the Riveter/World War II NHP, all located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Glen Canyon NRA - Max King, chief of interpretation at Glen Canyon and Rainbow Bridge, is retiring after 26 years with the National Park Service. Servicewide Training Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation, plus online training. The following are new additions to this week's calendar - a course on producing NPS publications, a historic weapons and beach apparatus drill certification course, three TEL station courses (legal updates and an LE refresher), and two DOI offerings of command and general staff training (I-300/400). * * * * 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). --- ### --- |