NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Thursday, May 30, 2013
INCIDENTS
New River Gorge NR
Woman Suffers Serious Injuries In ATV Accident
On the afternoon of Monday, May 27th, a 37-year-old woman riding an ATV had an accident on the Woods Ferry Road in Gauley River National Recreation Area. Although the ATV came to rest near the top of the steep slope, she continued down the hill for about 250 feet. A park visitor noticed the ATV and got out to investigate when he heard the victim yelling for help. He called 911 and Nuttall Volunteer Fire Department personnel and rangers responded to the remote location. The VFD arrived on scene first and began stabilizing the woman; rangers assisted with the scree evacuation. She was stabilized and transported by ambulance to a waiting medical helicopter with a head injury, broken ribs, a broken arm, and internal injuries. Air Evac flew her to a Level 1 trauma center in Charleston, West Virginia. [Jeff 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/):
Navajo NM - Staff at Navajo National Monument recently completed comprehensive search and rescue and emergency medical training in order to be able to quickly and effectively respond to incidents occurring in the remotely-located park.
Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS - On Thursday, May 9th, the park, in partnership with the International World Peace Rose Gardens organization, hosted its 21st annual “I Have A Dream” World Peace Rose Garden Program.
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program - The Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program and the American Society of Landscape Architects--Washington Chapter (WASLA) celebrated 15 years of partnership during Landscape Architecture Month in April.
Fire and Aviation Management - The National Park Service Fuels and Fire Ecology programs have announced the recipients of the 2012 NPS Fuels and Ecology Program awards.
Lassen Volcanic NP - Scott Isaacson is hanging up his flat hat after nearly 39 years with the National Park Service. A farewell party will be held for him in the park on June 29th.
Upper Delaware S&RR - Barbara Perry, law enforcement assistant at Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, is retiring on June 1st after 29 years, nine months and four days of service to the park and the National Park Service.
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