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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, August 21, 2014 INCIDENTS Sequoia-Kings Canyon NPs Body Of Missing Hiker Found By Searchers On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 20th, the body of missing hiker G.M. was recovered in the area northwest of Mount Gardiner in Kings Canyon National Park. He is presumed to have fallen in a steep and rocky area at approximately 12,000 feet in elevation. The cause of the accident is under investigation. On August 10th, G.M. departed on a solo hike from the Roads End area of Kings Canyon National Park. He planned to hike to Gardiner Basin via Gardiner Pass. After several days in the basin, he planned to hike out Gardiner Creek to Woods Creek Trail and return to Roads End in Cedar Grove by August 17th. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks' SAR staff, supported by searchers from Yosemite SAR, Yosemite's search dog team (YODOGs), and a helicopter from the California Highway Patrol, began a search for this 46-year-old Santa Cruz, California, man on August 18th after he was reported overdue from a backpacking trip in Kings Canyon. A total of 71 NPS staff and park partners worked on the three-day-long search. [Ned Kelleher, Incident Commander, and Dana Dierkes, Public Affairs Officer] Grand Teton NP Search In Progress For Missing Man The Teton County Sheriff's Office and Grand Teton National Park yesterday began a search for a missing Russian visitor. A.S., 21, was last seen at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 17th, in Moose, Wyoming, using his cell phone near the bar at Dornan's Pizza & Pasta Restaurant, which is located within the park. A.S. has black hair and brown eyes, stands approximately 5'7” tall and weighs 155 pounds. When last seen, he was wearing tan shorts and a camouflage shirt. He may also be wearing a metallic blue jacket with the words “Sochi” on it. Anyone with information regarding A.S.'s whereabouts is asked to contact the Teton Interagency Dispatch Center at 307-739-3301. [Jackie Skaggs, Public Affairs Officer] 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): Office of Communications - During his webchat with employees yesterday, Director Jarvis unveiled the National Park Service's new centennial logo. He also asked employees to support the Founders Day social media campaign and the Share Your Story project. Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division - Sequoia-Kings Canyon held its first-ever Dark Sky Festival on the last weekend in July. Held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the event emphasized the importance of natural nocturnal lightscapes to wilderness character. Heritage Preservation Assistance Programs - Thirty years ago, national heritage area designation was conceived for the historic Illinois and Michigan Canal. This launched a national movement to unite preservation, conservation, recreation, education and economic development through national heritage areas. Office of Communications - A new travel itinerary from the National Park Service provides information on over 300 years of multi-national heritage and culture along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. Lassen Volcanic NP - On Friday, July 11th, five young women discovered wilderness for the first time on a 15.6-mile-long backpacking trip through Lassen Volcanic's wilderness. 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). --- ### --- |