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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, September 28, 2012 INCIDENTS Mount Rainier NP Body Recovered From Below Ricksecker Point A body was recovered from the base of a cliff on Monday by patrol rangers investigating a vehicle parked for several days at Ricksecker Point. When a check of its license plate did not turn up anything unusual, rangers entered the vehicle on Sunday evening, found identification, and linked it to a missing persons report. A search was begun on Monday morning using ground crews of interdisciplinary park staff and a helicopter. The crew of the helicopter eventually located a body at the base of the cliff below the point. The injuries to the body are consistent with a fall from great height. The body was removed by helicopter and delivered to the Lewis County coroner, where identification will be made. An investigation into this incident is ongoing. Dan Cammicia was incident commander. [Patti Wold and Kevin Bacher, Incident Information Officers] Grand Canyon NP Man Collapses And Dies On Bright Angel Trail Park dispatch received a 911 call on Tuesday morning reporting a man unconscious on the Bright Angel Trail about two and a half miles below the rim. A park EMT responded and began CPR. Other rangers were flown in to assist. CPR was continued for about an hour, but proved to be unsuccessful. His body was flown to the South Rim helibase and transferred to the county medical examiner. [Maureen Oltrogge, 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/): Ocmulgee NM - The 21st Annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration was held in the park in mid-September, drawing over 19,000 visitors. The previous record for the event was 18,000 visitors, set last year. Blue Ridge Parkway - Blue Ridge Parkway has announced the completion of a base project to rehabilitate/replace its ten-site, 469-mile, microwave telecommunication system. Lewis and Clark NHP - On August 18th, the park, its partners and the public celebrated the dedication of the Middle Village & Station Camp Unit of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Park. Alaska Region - Alex Carter will retire on October 3rd following 38 years with the National Park Service, 28 of them spent in Alaska's national parks and regional office. Upcoming Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation, plus online training. Added to this week's listing are the following - the next offering of the facility manager leaders program course of study and several new FLETC offerings. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |