NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
INCIDENTS
Lake Mead NRA
Body Of Missing Man Found
A body was recovered on Monday in the area where a 30-year-old Las Vegas man disappeared while swimming the previous day.
The man was reportedly swimming with friends in the Virgin Basin when he began struggling and disappeared. A thorough grid search was conducted that afternoon, but had to be called off due to high winds. Operations resumed on Monday morning and Las Vegas Metro PD divers found the man's body around 10 a.m.
The park strongly encourages visitors to wear lifejackets while swimming, especially when high winds are forecast.
[Christie Vanover, PAO]
Joshua Tree NP
Park Staff Successfully Intervene In Suicide Attempt
On the morning of Wednesday, July 19th, a park resource employee and an SCA work crew came upon a 50-year-old man at Keys View who was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Rangers responded and provided first aid until an ambulance arrived. He was flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Spring and is expected to recover.
The man reportedly shot himself the previous evening at Inspiration Point, a mile away. Although he said he'd shot himself by accident, evidence indicates that it was intentional and premeditated. The man's 9 mm pistol was found along with a note describing his intent to commit suicide and his last wishes.
[Lorna Sue Lange, PIO]
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/):
Fort Raleigh NHS - The park held an open house last Thursday to mark the opening of a series of new exhibits, replacements for exhibits that have been on display since the visitor center was first constructed in 1965.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT - On Friday, June 21st, nearly 300 people gathered to celebrate the protection of Werowocomoco, the principal residence of the secular and spiritual Indian leader Powhatan when Jamestown was settled in 1607.
Great Basin NP - The Great Basin National Park quarter, the eighteenth in the U. S. Mint's “America the Beautiful” series, was officially launched on Thursday, June 20th, during a ceremony at the park's visitor center that was attended by nearly 200 people.
Great Sand Dunes NP&P - Great Sand Dunes hosted the Jicarilla Apache Cultural Youth Camp over five days in the first week of June. During the campout, twelve Apache girls from Dulce, New Mexico, celebrated their tribal traditions.
Southeast Region - Lance Hatten has been selected as the new superintendent of New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
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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@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).
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