NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
INCIDENTS
Lake Meredith NRA
Man Drives Off Park Cliff Into Lake
Around 9 p.m. on June 1st, the Borger Police Department received several 911 reports of a vehicle that had gone over the canyon rim in the Sanford Yake area and was in the lake. Rangers quickly arrived on scene and located the vehicle at the water's edge. The driver was evidently ejected and was found on the lakeshore near the vehicle. He was treated and packaged and taken via patrol boat to the Sanford Yake ramp, where he was transferred to Fritch Ambulance personnel, taken to a parking lot, and flown by LifeStar from there to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. He was treated there for a broken back and other injuries. An investigation is underway; a suicide attempt is suspected. [Paul Jones]
Mammoth Cave NP
Rangers Make Two Drug Cases
FTEP ranger Christian Breen and FTL ranger Brian Sacia contacted two people at a backcountry trailhead on Thursday, May 16th. Breen detected the smell of marijuana as he approached the pair, resulting in a search of their vehicle. A large quantity of marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms and various drug paraphernalia were found and seized. Breen also located a secondary stash of marijuana concealed in a modified “Rave” brand hairspray can. This type of concealment method was the second of its type found in the last two years. On Friday, May 17th, Breen responded to back up another ranger who had made a traffic stop and assisted in conducting a field interview. A consent search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of another controlled substance violation. All of the above mentioned suspects were cited and released. [Brian Sacia, Park 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/):
Office of Communications - The National Park Service, the National Park Foundation and Sesame Street yesterday announced the release of six short videos and accompanying hands-on activities that will introduce preschoolers to the natural world and the national parks.
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation - Director Jarvis signed a memorandum of understanding with the Adventure Cycling Association on April 30th. The purpose of the agreement is to provide opportunities for NPS managers and the association to collaborate in creating safe bicycling opportunities throughout the country.
Gettysburg NMP - Gettysburg National Military Park cut the ribbon on a new pedestrian trail along Taneytown Road on May 31st, just in time for the American Hiking Society's 21st annual National Trails Day.
John Muir NHS - More than 80 visitors participated in the first Family Days at John Muir NHS, an event executed by a new group of volunteers.
Southeast Region - Jim Cahill, chief ranger at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, will retire on June 29th with 35 years of service.
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