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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, September 27, 2012 INCIDENTS Glen Canyon NRA Two People Missing In Separate Incidents National Park Service rangers are searching for two missing persons in two separate incidents that occurred over the last several days. A swimmer was reported missing in Gunsight Bay on Friday morning, September 21st. The 35-year-old Salt Lake City man from jumped off a wakeboat and was swimming toward a houseboat when he began to call for help. Members of the group he was with attempted to assist, but were unable to find him after he slipped beneath the surface. Early Monday evening, September 24th, a 911 call was received reporting a missing person in Padre Bay. During a localized windstorm with high wind and waves, a houseboat was pushed off shore and began to drift. A 58-year old Scottsdale man used a jet ski to seek help from a nearby houseboat. He picked up another person to assist with the drifting boat. Neither person on the jet ski was wearing a lifejacket or the kill-switch lanyard. As they motored toward the distressed houseboat, the jet ski lanyard fell off and activated the engine kill switch. The 58-year-old man jumped into the water to retrieve the lanyard. In the meantime, the passenger was able to restart the jet ski and motor to the distressed houseboat. Members of the group attempted a rescue but were unable to locate the missing man.NPS rangers, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area dive team, Kane County Sheriff's Office and Utah State Highway Patrol dive team are assisting with both searches. The incidents are under investigation by Kane County Sheriff's Office with the assistance of the National Park Service. All of the seven drownings this year could have been prevented if the victims had been wearing life jackets. [Denise M. Schultz] Golden Gate NRA Body Found On Rodeo Beach On Wednesday morning, September 19th, rangers responded to a report of a dead body on the shore lines of Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands. Rangers found a decomposing body, secured the area, and requested assistance from the investigative branch of the United Stated Park Police. The Marin County Coroner's Office transported the body to the Marin County morgue. A positive identification has not been made. The investigation in ongoing by the USPP and the Coroner's Office. [Randy Lavasseur] 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/): National Capital Region - Three National Capital Region parks kicked off the Healthy Parks Healthy People Greater Washington Initiative. Local pediatricians wrote the first DC Park prescriptions for visitors to use TRACK Trails—a self-guided brochure-led hiking trail—that encourages children and adults to become physically active in NCR parks. Isle Royale NP - The staff at Isle Royale National Park lost a valued friend and fellow employee, Raymond Spooner, who worked on the park's ship, Ranger III, for the past 5-and-a-half years. Office of Communications - The Arrowhead newsletter, produced by Eastern National for the Employees & Alumni Association of the National Park Service, is going digital! Starting with the next issue, the Arrowhead will be available only on InsideNPS and will not be printed and mailed to employees' homes. US Park Police - The U.S. Park Police and Maryland-National Capital Park Police (Montgomery and Prince Georges counties) will co-host the 2012 North American Police Equestrian Championships this weekend. Southeast Region - Southeast Regional Director David Vela announced that Gayle Hazelwood has been selected as the next superintendent of Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro, Tenn. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |