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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, August 28, 2014 INCIDENTS Yellowstone NP Investigation Underway Into Concession Employee Death A search was begun on Tuesday, August 26th, for K.“K.”W., 21, a park concession employee. K.W. reportedly missed several shifts at work and failed to meet a family member the previous afternoon as planned. After a brief search in the Old Faithful Lodge area, her body was found not far from the point she was reportedly last seen by a fellow employee. Details surrounding her discovery were withheld from the public until Wednesday afternoon to allow for notification of family members. The incident remains under investigation by National Park Service park rangers and special agents. [Al Nash, Public Affairs Officer] Lake Mead NRA Body Recovered From Lake Mohave A body has been recovered near Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave in an area where a man disappeared on August 16th. On the afternoon of August 24th, visitor reported seeing a body floating near Cottonwood Cove. Rangers responded and recovered a man's body. A 31-year-old Southern California man was reported missing near this area after jumping off a boat without a lifejacket on August 16th. The National Park Service and Nevada Department of Wildlife have been searching for him ever since. The Clark County medical examiner will confirm the victim's identity and determine the cause of death. The incident is under investigation. [Christie Vanover, 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): Director's Office - With two years to go until the National Park Service celebrates its centennial, parks across the country have more than answered the call of connecting people to parks, as shown in the completion of three Call to Action items. Office of Communications - A memorandum has been issued that provides an overview of the development of the Service's digital projects, particularly concerning NPS.gov and InsideNPS. A link to the full text is included. Natural Resource Stewardship and Science - In response to the NPS Call to Action item entitled “Back Home on the Range,” parks and employees have been seeking out new opportunities and innovative partnerships for wild bison conservation. Yellowstone National Park - Over three days in early August, around 65 invasive vegetation specialists from the Greater Yellowstone Area joined together to treat noxious invasive plants in and around Yellowstone National Park. Student Employee Network - In July, eight student leaders from the NPS Student Employee Network attended the fifth annual Next Generation of Government Training Summit in Arlington, Virginia. Yosemite NP - Steve Thompson, the recently retired chief of the park's wildlife management branch, died in an auto accident on the night of Tuesday, August 26th. 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). --- ### --- |