NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, April 29, 2013

INCIDENTS

Acadia NP

Two Fishermen Drown In Long Pond

Two men - C.F. and R.W. - left the north boat launch on Long Pond for a day of fishing on Wednesday, April 17th, and were seen by other fisherman at 3:30 p.m. near Rum Island (the island is within the park and about half of the land mass around the lake is owned by the NPS). A 30-mile-per-hour wind was blowing that day, sufficient to form whitecaps on the 875-acre lake. A local resident noticed that their truck and trailer were still in the boat ramp parking lot that evening; they were still in the lot the next morning, so the same resident called Mount Desert Police Department. They began an investigation and the Mount Desert Fire Department launched a rescue skiff on the lake. The park and the Maine Warden Service were called in to assist. Firefighters found a capsized 14-foot skiff and a body floating in the water in the southeast end of the lake. Park staff and Maine wardens recovered R.W.'s body from the 45 degree water. The search for C.F. continued for two more days. Engaged in the search were divers, boats with side-scan sonar, Mount Desert Island SAR ground teams, Maine Search and Rescue Dogs teams, and police officers, firefighters and rangers. Divers found his body on April 20th. Neither of the fishermen was wearing a lifejacket, though the boat was equipped with them. [Stuart West, Chief Ranger]

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/):

Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Division - Director Jarvis kayaked the Greens Bayou Paddle Trail in Houston this past Wednesday and talked with community partners about the value of the National Park Service working with communities. The trail was created with the assistance of the NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers the week ending on Friday, April 26th.

Denver Service Center - Randy Copeland has been selected as the chief of the Design and Construction Division at Denver Service Center. He will begin his new position on May 20th.

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