Redwood National and State Parks (CA)
Search and Rescue of Three Lost Hikers
Late on the evening of Thursday, March 4th, J.S. reported to
rangers that his three companions — A."R.".Y., 18, J.M.,
18, and D.S., 18 — had failed to return from a
short off-trail hike looking for mushrooms within Redwood National
Park. Rangers conducted hasty searches of the immediate area and
associated road networks throughout the night without success. A joint
command with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department was established
the following morning and the search area was expaned. Searchers found
J.M. and D.S. on an abandoned logging road within the search area
around 11:30 a.m. Over the next two days,
the search for A.Y. grew to include 40 people, nine search dogs and air
support from the Coast Guard. The search was concentrated in the steep
and difficult terrain of the Little Lost Man Creek and Lost Man Creek
drainages. On the afternoon of March 7th, Yunis was found on another
logging road in the search area. He'd spent 72 hours in the field
without food and with only minimal clothing. He was transported by
ambulance to Mad River Hospital in Arcata, where he was admitted to the
ICU.[Submitted by Scott Wanek, Chief Ranger]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (PA)
Two Arrested for Theft of Pickup Truck
Rangers Ed Appel, Mike Croll and Randy Fisher responded to a report of a
possible stolen vehicle at the Dingman's Ferry post office on February
7th. Before arriving, the rangers formulated a plan to conduct a felony
stop if the vehicle was indeed there. When they got to the post office,
they found that the truck was still there and that two people were
inside. During the felony car stop, the passenger got out of the pickup
and fled on foot through the snow and across a road into a wooded area.
Fisher pursued and was able to take him own at gunpoint. Croll assisted
Fisher with handcuffing and walking the suspect back to a safe location
near the patrol vehicles. Appel had been covering the driver at gunpoint
during this time. Croll and Fisher were then able to place the driver
into custody without further incident. [Submitted by Chris Kross,
Supervisory Park Ranger]
Amistad National Recreation Area (TX)
Drug Seizure and Arrests
On February 25th, Border Patrol agents from the Comstock Station
interdicted 332 pounds of processed marijuana and arrested four
smugglers near the town of Langtry, Texas. Three others were able to
elude capture by fleeing across the river into Mexico. The smugglers
transported the drugs through the park and into the United States by
utilizing a rubber raft to float the drugs across the Rio Grande River
and were arrested as they were attempting to hike the load up a canyon
that intersected with Highway 90. The incident is under further
investigation by DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [Submitted
by Chief Rangers Office]
Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found on the left side of the front page of InsideNPS. All reports should be submitted via email to Bill Halainen at Delaware Water Gap NRA, with a copy to your regional office and a copy to Dennis Burnett in Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO.
Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.