NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, October 20, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Indiana Dunes NL

Victim Of Near Drowning Succumbs To Injuries

On September 21st, a woman and two young girls from Madison, Wisconsin, came to Kemil Beach. The girls - ages nine and ten - were playing in the water when both began having trouble. The ten-year-old disappeared underwater and it took rescuers about 25 minutes to find her. Resuscitation efforts were begun immediately and the girl was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital in nearby Michigan City, then airlifted to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. After an extended stay in the hospital, she was transferred to a hospice in Madison. On October 16th, she passed away from an unrecoverable brain injury due to lack of oxygen. Due to the circumstances surrounding the case, no autopsy is planned. Click on the link below to see the original report. [Mike Bremer, Chief Ranger]

HYPERLINK "http://classicinside.nps.gov/headline.cfm?type=Incidents&id=4204" http://classicinside.nps.gov/headline.cfm?type=Incidents&id=4204

Blue Ridge Parkway

Local Man Jumps From Roanoke River Bridge

Plateau District rangers received a report that a man had jumped off the Roanoke River Bridge around 1 p.m. on October 17th and responded along with county and local fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel. They found a Ford Mustang parked on the bridge in the southbound lane. Witnesses said that the driver - later identified as a 45-year-old Roanoke man - had stopped, gotten out of the car, then jumped over the bridge railing. An off-duty Roanoke firefighter who saw the man jump made his way down to the river and found the body about a half mile downstream. County fire personnel trained in swiftwater rescue removed his body from the river. Ranger Jon Holter is the case agent. [Bobby D. Miller, Plateau District Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

Among the stories in today's edition are the following:

Prince William Forest Park - Prince William Forest Park hosted the national Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) alumni reunion on September 26th and 27th. The weekend honored the CCC alumni, commemorated their accomplishments, and recommitted the passing of the CCC legacy to National Public Lands Day.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7009" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7009

Office of the Chief Information Officer - October is Cyber Security Awareness Month - but every month is time for implementing good cyber security practices.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7010" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7010

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7008" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7008

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Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found at the following web site:

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363

Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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