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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, November 20, 2012 INCIDENTS Shenandoah NP Rangers Successfully Intervene In Attempted Suicide Ranger Stuart Curtin came upon a suspicious vehicle parked at a pullout Skyline Drive on the morning of Saturday, November 3rd. An unresponsive man was found inside the locked vehicle, along with a suicide note and several empty pill bottles. Rangers Curtin and Dave Sanders broke a window to gain entry and provided basic medical care until Warren County EMS arrived on scene. The man was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Winchester Medical Center, where he spent two days in intensive care. Evidence suggested that the man swallowed a large amount of prescription pain medication. [Jennifer Flynn, Deputy Superintendent] Redwood N&SP Searchers Find Body Of Suicide Victim On the afternoon of Friday, November 9th, rangers were notified that a vehicle parked at a trailhead had apparently been there for several days. A check on the registration showed that it was registered to a man who had been missing since November 2nd. A hasty search of the area was conducted by rangers, but had to be suspended due to darkness. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, Humboldt County Search and Rescue, and rangers again searched the area the following morning. Around 10 a.m., they found the man's body in an area not accessible to the general public. The Humboldt County coroner's office has ruled the death a suicide. [Laura Denny] 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/): Denali NP&P - The Denali National Park and Preserve quarter, the 15th in the U.S. Mint's “America the Beautiful” series, was officially launched on Thursday, November 15th, during a ceremony that took place at the Tri-Valley Community center in Healy, Alaska. Fire and Aviation Management - The first NPS firefighters have received their credentials a year after the Service received accreditation for its fire suppression training through the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (ProBoard). Cultural Resources - A new website, entitled "Connecting with Native Americans," has been created to connect Native Americans with NPS cultural resource program. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |