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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, May 22, 2014 INCIDENTS Amistad NRA Man Killed In Jump From Cliff Into Lake On May 16th, a 24-year-old man died after he jumped off of a 65-foot-high cliff into Lake Amistad. Two of the man's friends witnessed and photographed the jump, not immediately realizing that when he wasn't just playing when he hit the water and didn't move. They called 911 a short time later. NPS divers recovered his body in 11 feet of water. The Val Verde County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation with NPS assistance. An autopsy has been ordered. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor. INCLUDEPICTURE "https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET [Regina Klein Dissler, Chief Ranger] Big Thicket NP Man Drowns In Attempt To Swim Across Creek A 20-year-old man from the local area drowned in the Village Creek Corridor Unit late on the afternoon of Thursday, May 15th. Friends and family reported that they saw him pulled under by the current while attempting to swim across the creek. His body was recovered by the Silsbee Fire Department's dive team about an hour later. A local justice of the peace pronounced him dead at the scene. The investigation into the cause of death is ongoing. [Merrick Moody, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued yesterday, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center forecast a near-normal or below-normal season. Chattahoochee River NRA - On May 8th, 450 students from the Atlanta metro area attended Children's Water Festival, an annual environmental education event hosted by the park and several partners. Office of Communications - Director Jarvis has added a new entry to his blog summarizing last week's National Leadership Council meeting, in which employees were the main focus. A link is included. United States Park Police - On May 17th, the San Francisco Field Office, assisted by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and Life Touch, hosted a national “Fingerprint Your Child” event at the Presidio. Servicewide Training Calendar - Added to this week's listing are a presentation skills workshop in Washington and several new courses at FLETC in Georgia. To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites: NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/ The Morning Report is 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). --- ### --- |