Day/date: June 21, 1988



                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Kidnapping/Auto Larceny
Log number: 88-110
Date/time of incident: 5/27, 11:30 pm Date/time received: 6/21, 10 am
Park: Blue Ridge       Location: 3 Miles South of Rockfish Gap
Reported by: Bruce Bytnar, District Ranger, Blue Ridge
Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO

Summary:
A park visitor was driving on the parkway just south of the Rockfish Gap
entrance, when another vehicle approached him from the rear, and rammed him
three times. The ramming vehicle then swerved to the left across oncoming
traffic and went off the road down a steep bank. The operator of the
wrecked vehicle then ran into the woods away from the parkway. A second
visitor stopped to offer assistance. He left his vehicle with the engine
running; his girl friend J.S. remained in the vehicle. The
operator of the wrecked vehicle then came out of the woods, entered the
J.S. vehicle and drove away at a high rate of speed. J.S. attempted
to pull the keys from the ignition and screamed for help. Her abductor
pushed her back into her seat and told her to shut up or he would kill her.
J.S. was transported about 4 miles to Virginia Route 250 near
Waynesboro, VA, where her abductor stopped the vehicle and told her to get
out. J.S. proceeded to a pay phone and called the Waynesboro Police
Department.

R.W.F. was arrested on June 1st following an extensive investigation
by NPS staff with assistance from the Virginia State Police and the Augusta
County Sheriff's Office. Federal grand jury indictments have been filed
against R.W.F. for abduction, and larceny of a motor vehicle. Numerous
misdemeanor charges are also pending.

Persons involved:
Name                                 Address             DOB or age
R.W.F.                            Mint Springs, VA           24



                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Bear Mauling
Log number: 88-111
Date/time of incident: 6/21, 8 am    Date/time received: 6/21, 10 am
Park: Shenandoah       Location: Not specified
Reported by: Kathy Jope, RAD, MARO
Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO

Summary:
Early on the morning of the 21st, a bear researcher from VPI checked a snare
he had set in the park and found a 150-pound black bear in it. He prepared
a jab-stick to immobilize the bear, and, employing a standard procedure,
used a tree as cover while jabbing the bear. As he was backing off to a
safe distance, the bear charged him, pulled the snare's cable free from its
mooring and jumped on the researcher's back. The researcher was scratched
by the bear's claws and bitten once on the back. As he fell to the ground,
the bear tumbled off and ran away. The researcher, whose injuries do not
appear to be serious, was transported to a hospital in Luray. No action
against the bear is planned since its response was a normal one and since it
did not continue the attack.

Persons involved:
Name                                 Address             DOB or age
                                *** Not given ***



                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Drug Arrest
Log number: 88-112
Date/time of incident: 6/18, 6:30 pm Date/time received: 6/21, 9 am
Park: Assateague Island  Location: Bayberry Drive
Reported by: Steve Alscher, RAD, MARO
Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO

Summary:
A vehicle driven by R.B., address unknown, ran into another
vehicle driven by a park lifeguard. There was only minor damage to the two
vehicles, but R.B. was found passed out at the wheel of his car. He
was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), and an unspecified
quantity of the drug PCP was confiscated from his vehicle. The park will be
prosecuting him on DOT charges; Worcester County will prosecute R.B.
for possession of drugs with intent to distribute.



                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Drowning
Log number: 88-113
Date/time of incident: 6/20, 4 pm    Date/time received: 6/21, noon
Park: Coulee Dam       Location: Porcupine Bay
Reported by: Mark Forbes, RAD, PNRO
Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO

Summary:
P.P., age 13, was swimming in the Porcupine Bay area with six
other boys and two adult supervisors from the Cannon Hill Home for boys in
Spokane, Washington, Although he was reportedly a swimmer, he just "slipped
away" while in the water. P.P. had a history of seizures, but had not
had one in two years. He was found within an hour, but efforts to revive
him were unsuccessful.