NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, July 23, 2012

INCIDENTS

Grand Canyon NP

Visitor Falls To Her Death From South Rim

Last Thursday afternoon, park dispatch received a report that a woman had fallen over the edge of the South Rim at Grandview Point and that she was not responding to people calling down to her. Emergency responders determined that she had actually fallen from the Grandview Trail and began hiking down to her location. A short distance down the trail, they spotted both the woman and two other people approximately 300 feet below where she had fallen from the trail. The two other people, one a relative of the woman who fell, reported being unable to find a pulse. Rangers rappelled the remainder of the distance to their location and began CPR, but were unable to revive her. An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the National Park Service in cooperation with the Coconino County medical examiner. [Shannan Marcak, Public Affairs Specialist]

Lake Mead NRA

Young Man Drowns In Lake Mojave

A 20-year-old man who was swimming in Lake Mojave near Placer Cove late last Wednesday afternoon disappeared underwater. He was found and brought to shore and CPR was begun. The park was notified and responding rangers provided advanced emergency medical care. Despite their collective efforts, the man did not survive. He was not wearing a PFD. Placer Cove is a heavily visited area of the park with a lot of shoreline recreation. [Randy Lavasseur, Assistant Chief Ranger]

Cape Hatteras NS

Swimmer Dies At Frisco Beach

On the afternoon of July 15th, Dare County dispatch advised the park that an unconscious swimmer had been pulled from the water on Frisco Beach, that local rescue units were responding, and that CPR was already underway. Arriving NPS and county rescuers continued CPR for more than 15 minutes and also employed an HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_external_defibrillator" AED and reestablished a faint pulse. She was then taken to the medical clinic in Avon, but did not survive. [Paul Stevens, 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/):

The White House - President Obama has directed that all United States flags be flown at half staff though sunset on Wednesday, July 25th, in honor of the victims of the shooting tragedy in Aurora, Colorado.

Office of Risk Management - The summer 2012 edition of Public Risk Management News has been published and is now available online.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers activities during the week ending on July 20th.

Pacific West Region - Palmer "Chip" Jenkins, Jr., has been named deputy regional director for resource stewardship and planning for Pacific West Region.

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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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