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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, August 7, 2012 INCIDENTS Grand Canyon NP Hiker Critically Injured By Rock Fall On the evening of Friday, August 3rd, rangers received a report that a 19-year-old hiker had sustained injuries from a rock fall that had occurred in an area of the canyon known as “The Box.” The Box is located in a steep canyon approximately nine miles below the North Rim on the North Kaibab Trail. A significant thunderstorm was passing over the area when the incident occurred. The young man was brought to Phantom Ranch by the people he was hiking with. Park rangers responded and immediately began to provide medical treatment. Although a helicopter was requested, it was unable to respond until early Saturday morning due to prevailing weather condition. He was then flown to Flagstaff Medical Center, where he was admitted in critical condition. [Maureen Oltrogge, Public Affairs Officer] Sequoia-Kings Canyon NPs Body Of Missing Hiker Found Following Search The body of G.D., 60, the subject of an extended search, was found last Thursday and recovered from the Middle Palisades of Kings Canyon National Park. G.D. was found on the south face of Norman Clyde Peak during search and rescue operations managed by the NPS and Inyo County Sheriff's Department. G.D. was an experienced backcountry hiker who was camping north of the peak. He reportedly embarked from his campsite at Finger Lake on July 28th with the objective of reaching the summit of Norman Clyde Peak, which is located above Big Pine, California. He was expected to return to his campsite that evening. His companions contacted the Inyo County Sheriff's Department and reported him overdue the following morning. More than 40 people and four helicopters from a number of agencies were involved in the five day search. [Dana Dierkes, Public Affairs Officer] 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/): Olympic NP - Progress continues to be made in the Elwha River restoration project. Two controlled blasts were used to notch and lower the Glines Canyon Dam in late July. Only 90 feet or so of the once 210-foot-high dam now remain. The White House - President Obama has directed that all United States flags be flown at half staff though Friday, August 10th, in honor of the victims of the Sikh Temple shooting tragedy in Wisconsin. Park Facility Management Division - On July 30th, Director Jarvis announced the launch of My Green Parks, a sustainability focused staff engagement tool available to NPS employees. Denali NP&P - Superintendent Paul Anderson is hanging up his flat hat for the final time on September 30th following 42 years of service, including eleven in his current position at Denali. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |