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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, November 29, 2011 INCIDENTS Lake Mead NRA Rangers Successfully Intercede In Suicide Attempt The police department in nearby Henderson, Nevada, contacted park dispatch on Sunday regarding a woman who'd left a suicide note in her house and headed out in a white SUV. Although the note didn't say where she was going, family members advised that she often went to Willow Beach Marina when depressed. Rangers searched the area and found her vehicle in the parking lot. She alive but unresponsive, with a .45 caliber semi-automatic in her lap. They broke the passenger-side window, secured the weapon, and got her out of the car. No gunshot wounds were found and evidence indicated that she'd instead taken an overdose of medication. The rangers provided medical care until a medevac helicopter arrived and flew her to a hospital. It was later determined that she'd ingested more than 40 Xanax pills and a handful of Excedrin PM pills. Doctors believe she will pull through. [Prashant Lotwala, Mead District Supervisory Park 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/): Southeast Region - The National Park Service, in cooperation with Eastern National, has developed three books to help interpreters tell the complex story of the Civil War during its sesquicentennial. These new books are now available. Park Facility Management Division - The Park Facility Management Division's Facilities Planning Branch has begun the development of a national long range transportation plan. Castillo de San Marcos NM - Dan Matteson, the park's project manager, will be retiring on December 31st after a 29-year federal career that includes 27 years with the National Park Service. Castillo de San Marcos NM - Jehu Walker, park facility manager, will be retiring on December 31st after 34 years with the National Park Service. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |