NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, July 5, 2012

INCIDENTS

Glacier NP

Employee Seriously Injured In Fall

A park employee was seriously injured in a fall on Tuesday. A veteran member of the park's trail crew, the 31-year-old woman was working with other crew members on sections of the popular Highline Trail. The incident occurred as the crew was returning to the Logan Pass trailhead. Park dispatch received a call from another member of the trail crew around 2:30 p.m., reporting that she'd taken a 200-foot slide down the snow from the trail to the Going-to-the-Sun Road, hitting the road's surface. Three Rivers Ambulance and an A.L.E.R.T. air ambulance were dispatched to the park as rangers stabilized her for transport to a medical facility. Emergency responders encountered rain, wind and limited visibility. She was flown by A.L.E.R.T. to Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Her condition was not known at the time of the report. [Denise Germann, Public Affairs Specialist]

Yellowstone NP

Former Employee Convicted Of Viewing Child Pornography

On June 20th, M.E., 50, a former National Park Service property technician, was sentenced for using a government computer to view child pornography. The judge sentenced him to five years probation, a $500 fine, and a $100 special assessment fee. M.E. will be required to register as a sex offender. [Public Affairs]

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/):

Natchez NHP - In conjunction with Juneteenth, a national event that celebrates African American heritage and the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865, the park co-sponsored a day-long event on June 16th that featured a noted African American culinary historian.

Acadia NP - On June 26th, the park hosted the U.S. Mint's release of a new quarter featuring Acadia National Park, part of its “America The Beautiful” series.

Office of Information Resources - Several new NPS Focus digital photograph collections have been posted online. A link is provided.

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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).

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