NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, October 25, 2013

INCIDENTS

Craters of the Moon

Body Of Second Missing Hiker Found

The search for the second of two missing hikers came to a conclusion earlier this week when her body was found about a mile from the spot where her hiking partner's body had earlier been found.

A helicopter search of the lava fields north and west of the Tree Molds Trail early Tuesday evening yielded the location of Dr. J.“J.”E.-B. Her body was located approximately one mile from the location where searchers earlier found the body of her hiking partner, A.“A.”L. A final determination of cause of death is pending the investigation by the coroner and law enforcement personnel.

The two hikers were reported missing on Tuesday, September 24th. A search was begun the same day by the Butte County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the National Park Service. The two women were last seen on September 19th at a campground in Arco. Their vehicle was found at the Tree Molds Trailhead parking lot, a popular hiking area in the Monument.

J.E.-B. worked as a physician in the Boise area and for the Oregon Department of Corrections in Ontario. She was 63 years old. A.L. was retired from the Meridian School District and would have been 70 on Thursday, September 26th.

Numerous personnel from a wide variety of agencies and volunteers from across Idaho supported the search effort. Ground crews, dog teams, and aircraft were utilized to search the difficult lava terrain. Rangers in a helicopter contracted from Reeder Air Service of Twin Falls made yesterday's final discovery.

“We hope that this will bring closure to her family, friends and all those who have been involved in the search. We join the family in thanking the searchers and local communities for the tremendous outpouring of support that we have received throughout this intense effort”, said Superintendent Dan Buckley.

[Ted Stout, Chief of Interpretation and Education]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/):

Statue of Liberty NM - Ellis Island Immigration Museum, part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, will reopen to the public on Monday, for the first time since Hurricane Sandy submerged the island a year ago.

Charles Pinckney NHS - The park's 16th annual naturalization ceremony was held on Constitution Day/Citizenship Day on September 17th. Over 100 people from 52 countries became America's newest citizens.

Vicksburg NMP - Vicksburg National Military Park received two awards -- one for being the travel attraction of the year and the other for large event of the year -- at the Mississippi Governor's Conference on Tourism in September.

Visitor and Resource Protection - Mike May, who has been the Service's occupational safety and health program manager since August, 2008, has assumed the role of acting chief of the Office of Risk Management, effective October 1st.

Intermountain Region - Carlsbad Caverns National Park Superintendent John Benjamin, who worked at 13 national parks over the course of his 45 year NPS career, has retired.

Servicewide Training Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses, webinars and online training offered by the National Park Service and related agencies.

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