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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, December 6, 2011 INCIDENTS Yosemite NP Body of Missing Man Recovered The body of N.Y., 27, one of three hikers swept over Vernal Fall last July, was found in the Merced River approximately 100 yards below the Vernal Fall footbridge last Tuesday. N.Y. has been missing since July 19th, when he, H.D., 22, and R.B., 21, were seen being swept over the 317-foot-high waterfall. H.D.'s body was found on August 5th approximately 240 feet below the waterfall. Another body was found in the same general area as N.Y.'s last Saturday. Positive identification has not been made, but is expected within the next several days. The park will issue a news release when the body is positively identified. [Scott Gediman and Kari Cobb] 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/): Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP - On October 15th, more than 2,000 people attended the fifth annual Home Front Festival by the Bay, which featured, among other things, the newly-restored SS Red Oak Victory, the last surviving example of the 747 cargo ships built in the Richmond ship building facility. Risk Management Division - Applications are currently being accepted for the division's risk management internship program for next summer. Submissions are due by December 30th. Northeast Region - The kickoff ceremony for a new interagency initiative called "Connect Historic Boston" was held at the Old State House in Boston in mid-November. The NPS and the City of Boston are partnering to design pedestrian and bicycle connections between transit hubs in several areas of the city. Bryce Canyon NP - Bryce Canyon National Park and the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association are mourning the passing of Marilyn Bulkley, the association's education outreach specialist. Services will be held tomorrow. Denver Service Center - After more than 36 years of federal government service, Janet Morris has announced that she will be retiring on December 31st. Janet is a contracting officer for DSC's Contracting Services Division. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |