NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                              MORNING REPORT
     
     
     To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices
     
     From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
     
     Day/Date:   Monday, December 6, 1999
     
     INCIDENTS
     
     99-718 - Yellowstone NP (WY) - Rock Slide
     
     A rock slide occurred on the road in Gardner River Canyon about two 
     miles south of Gardner, Montana, on December 4th. Park staff were in 
     the area when the slide occurred and immediately closed the road. The 
     slide covered both traffic lanes; it's about 40 feet long and ranges 
     in depth from five to seven feet. A large, fractured slab of rock 
     weighing an estimated 400 tons separated and is leaning away from the 
     cliff face close to the point where the slide occurred; the slab and 
     surrounding area appear to be very unstable. The road will remain 
     closed indefinitely. [Public Affairs, YELL, 12/6]
     
     99-719 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Suicide
     
     On November 30th, C.C., 40, a former AMFAC and Grand Canyon 
     Natural History Association employee, was reported missing to 
     Flagstaff PD and Grand Canyon NP rangers by her sister.  C.C. had 
     recently broken up with her boyfriend, quit her job, and moved to 
     Flagstaff.  She gave away several items of furniture and talked to 
     friends about "not going on."  On December 3rd, a hiker found C.C.'s
     daypack, fleece jacket and two water bottles abandoned at the Old Lees 
     Ferry River Crossing site, a quarter mile upstream from the boat ramp. 
     The items were placed under a tamarisk tree about 12 feet from the 
     river.  The water temperature was 46 degrees.  C.C.'s 1991 Ford 
     Explorer was then found in the boat ramp parking lot; it contained 
     several items that led investigators to believe that she had committed 
     suicide.  A Lees Ferry self-service entrance receipt dating from 
     November 27th was found in her car.  On December 4th, search and 
     rescue efforts were begun with a helicopter, bloodhounds, and park 
     divers.  On December 5th, C.C.'s body was found near her abandoned 
     belongings in six feet of water, ten feet from shore.  Foul play has 
     so far been ruled out.  The search and investigation were conducted 
     jointly with the Coconino County Sheriff's Department. Lees Ferry 
     subdistrict ranger Mike McGinnis serving as IC.  [CRO, GLCA, 12/5]
     
     99-720 - Yosemite NP (CA) - Suicide
     
     Rangers checking out a report of an abandoned vehicle on November 30th 
     found a suicide note inside it that had been written on the night of 
     the 27th.  The bear-scattered remains of a woman were found nearby.  
     She had apparently taken her life by ingesting alcohol and many 
     sleeping pills. Identification and the exact cause of death are both 
     pending. 
     
     FIRE ACTIVITY
     
     Shenandoah NP - A Bell 212 helicopter owned by Houston Helicopters 
     crashed in Mississippi on November 27th while returning from the 
     Bootens Gap Fire at Shenandoah NP to its home base in Pearville, 
     Texas.  The pilot and mechanic were killed.  The cause of the crash is 
     not known; NTSB is investigating. Weather doesn't appear to have been 
     a factor. The helicopter had been used for bucket work, transporting 
     passengers, and aerial recon at the fire.  [Doug Raeburn, SHEN]
     
     RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND EDUCATION
     
     No submissions.
     
     OPERATIONAL NOTES
     
     No submissions.
     
     MEMORANDA
     
     No submissions.
     
     INTERCHANGE
     
     No submissions.
     
     PARKS AND PEOPLE
     
     Submission pending.
     
     TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR
     
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