NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, December 24, 1996

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-703 - Arches NP (Utah) - Successful SAR

On Monday, December 9th, A.M. of Moab, Utah, was reported overdue
by her husband when she failed to return from a day of Christmas shopping in
Grand Junction, Colorado.  Local law enforcement officers and park rangers
searched the off-road areas along the 110-mile stretch of highway between
Moab and Grand Junction by ground and air, but found no sign of her.  On the
evening of December 12th, a trapper discovered her car in a remote area north
of the park.  The search was expanded the next morning and included rangers,
local SAR team members, four dog teams, a state police helicopter, and Civil
Air Patrol aircraft.  Around 3 p.m., rangers discovered barefoot tracks in
the area of Salt Wash within the park.  Three dog teams were flown in and
worked different locations along the canyon.  Just before sunset, one of the
teams spotted A.M..  She was evaluated by a park paramedic, then flown to
a hospital in Moab and treated for dehydration and minor foot injuries. 
A.M. said that she'd taken a wrong turn while attempting to take a
shortcut back to Moab.  After her car became stuck, she decided to hike
toward what she thought was the direction of the highway.  Soon after she
left her car, she lost both of her shoes in calf-deep mud.  Over the next
four days, she walked barefoot over rugged terrain, covering almost eight
miles.  A.M. benefitted from unseasonably warm temperatures and ample
water in the form of snow.  [Jim Webster, CR, ARCH]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No submissions.

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

EXCHANGE

Headlamps - Wind cave has 13 MSA headlamps and batteries, a ten-unit charger
and three individual chargers that they'd like to survey to any park that
would like them.  MSA lamps are essentially the same as wheat lamps.  If
you're interested, contact either Jim Nepstad or Stan Allison by cc:Mail at
NP-WICA or call 605-745-1158.

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