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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, November 5, 2014 INCIDENTS Golden Gate NRA Woman Killed In Fall From Coastal Trail Park Police officers, park lifeguards and San Francisco Fire Department personnel responded to a report of two people stuck on the rocks near Painted Rock on the Coastal Trail on Thursday, October 30th. A man was found on the rocks about 150 to 200 feet below the trail; there was a woman below him, but she was not immediately visible. Park lifeguards swam to a spot below and found the woman's body on the beach there. Lifeguards and firefighters swam her body out to a waiting fireboat. Meanwhile, firefighters set up a long-haul rope system and brought the man back up to the Coastal Trail. Park Police detectives took a statement from the man and then transported him to his residence. The woman's body was taken to the San Francisco Medical Examiners' Office. The man and woman had hiked into a closed area that was posted with a sign stating that the area was dangerous and that people had fallen from that location, a fall of approximately 300 feet. The woman fell to her death; the man became stranded while trying to reach her. The case remains under investigation. [Major Noreen T. Schirmer, Commander, San Francisco Field Office] 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): Ozark NSR - On October 12th, the park hosted a reunion that brought over 100 current and former employees together to share their reflections and memories of their time at Ozark Riverways over the last 50 years. Today's Almanac - Red flag warnings are up in southwestern California due to the combination of strong Santa Ana winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels. Fire and Aviation Management - The National Park Service has recognized a local fire department for its professionalism and dedication to saving a National Historic Landmark in Minute Man NHP. Park Facility Management Division - The September/October issue of Park Facility Management Division Update is now available online. A link is provided to both current and past editions. Petrified Forest NP - Retired Park Ranger James Michael (Mike) Cox passed away of natural causes on October 4th. Mike retired from Petrified Forest in 2001. Denver Service Center - John Baker, a professional engineer who played an integral role in design of facilities at Mesa Verde National Park, has passed away at the age of 81. He retired from the NPS in 1986. 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). --- ### --- |