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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, April 13, 2012 INCIDENTS Big Thicket NP Texas Man Drowns In Upper Neches River S.S., 23, of Spurger, Texas, was swimming with a group of friends in the Upper Neches River Corridor Unit of the park on the afternoon of April 8th when he began to struggle in the water, went under, and failed to resurface. Several friends attempted to assist him, but were unsuccessful. A bystander who had heard screaming called 911, notifying the Tyler County Sheriff's Office of the incident. Ranger Mike Hughes, county deputies and state game wardens searched for his body but were unable to recover it before darkness fell. The search resumed the next day. S.S.'s body was found later that morning. Although the drowning was determined to have been an accident, a local judge ordered an autopsy. [Merrick Moody, 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/): Shiloh NMP - From March 28th through April 8th, Shiloh National Military Park hosted numerous events, tours and programs in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the bloody battle of Shiloh. Over 100,000 people participated in the week's events. National Historic Landmarks - The 13th Annual National Historic Landmark photo contest begins today. It will be open for entries through Wednesday, June 13th. NPS Alumni - Retired Natchez Trace ranger Tobie Jackson has been hospitalized with a serious ailment and has undergone numerous operations. Particulars are provided on his condition and how NPS employees may assist him. Servicewide Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation, plus online training. Added to this week's calendar is a class in Illinois on the methods and materials employed in the maintenance of historic buildings. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |