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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, May 29, 2014 INCIDENTS Saint Croix NSR Search In Progress For Missing Fisherman An 11-year-old boy slipped and fell into the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls while he and his uncle were fishing there late last Sunday afternoon. The uncle jumped in to rescue him, but quickly disappeared. A bystander saved the boy. A search is underway for the boy's uncle, 21-year-old T.H.V. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office was being assisted by the park, the Taylors Falls and Stacy-Lent Fire Departments, and Lakes Region EMS. At this time of year, the St. Croix River flows at about 5,350 cubic feet per second. At the time of the incident, the current was three times its normal speed and the water temperature was in the 60s due to the lateness of the spring melt. [Mat Jacobsen, Chief Ranger] Colorado NM Local Teenager Dies In Accidental Fall A 16-year-old boy from Grand Junction was killed in a fall of about 100 feet at Independence Monument Overlook on May 20th. The boy was outside of the enclosed viewpoint when he lost his footing at the edge of the cliff. He was conscious when first responders reached him, but succumbed to his traumatic injuries before medical assistance could be provided. [Mark Davison, 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): Selma to Montgomery NHT - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on May 2nd to mark the reopening of the Selma Interpretive Center and the unveiling of permanent exhibits that interpret the Selma voting rights movement and the Selma to Montgomery march of 1965. Wilderness Stewardship - An interactive map showing designated wilderness areas in the National Park System has been developed for public use and is now available. A link is provided. Office of Communications - This summer, young people across the nation will have the opportunity to get outdoors to play and explore their nearby rivers thanks to Paddle Nation Grants, an initiative that connects young Americans with their waterways through recreational paddling. National Mall and Memorial Parks - The parks recently added a Trails & Rails program for trains along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, the busiest passenger rail line in the United States. Southeast Region - Barclay Trimble, currently the superintendent for the Outer Banks Group in North Carolina, has been selected as the new deputy regional director for Southeast Region. He will assume his new duties in August. 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). --- ### --- |