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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, December 28, 2012 INCIDENTS Yosemite NP Search For Missing Plane Suspended The search for a missing plane in the park and adjacent areas ( HYPERLINK "http://classicinside.nps.gov/headline.cfm?type=Incidents&id=6504" originally reported in the December 21st edition) has been suspended. The single-engine plane was last detected via radar on the afternoon on Monday, December 17th, over the North Dome area of the park. Search efforts throughout the week have failed to yield clues or evidence regarding the plane's location. Over five feet of new snow have accumulated at the higher elevations of the park, including the search area. Strong winds have also created extremely hazardous conditions. Approximately 60 people assisted in the air search, including search and rescue teams from the park, California Highway Patrol, and Civil Air Patrol. Search teams flew approximately 8,000 linear miles over the search area. The plane was being flown by pilot Nicol Wilson, who is from the Santa Barbara area. There were no passengers onboard. He was reported missing by his family on the evening of December 17th after failing to arrive in Mammoth Lakes as planned. The park will resume search efforts in the spring, when weather and snow conditions permit. [Public Affairs Office] 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/): Aztec Ruins NM - Aztec Ruins National Monument hosted its annual “Evening of Lights” gathering in mid-December despite snow and high winds on the day of the event. Community members came together to enjoy a winter solstice program, a luminaria display, and lantern-lit rooms in the archeological site. Washington Administrative Program Center - A new Servicewide charge card (SmartPay) program blog has been launched to help both cardholders and approving officials. Cape Cod NS - Garrett Moynihan, district ranger for the park's South District, will be retiring on December 29th after 34 years of federal service, all with the National Park Service. Intermountain Region - Imogene K. Anaya, human resources officer for the Santa Fe Servicing Human Resources Office, will retire on December 29th after more than 38 years with the National Park Service. Intermountain Region - Josina Martinez, administrative officer for National Trails Intermountain Region, will retire on December 29th after more than 37 years of federal service. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |