NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, October 8, 2009

INCIDENTS

Olympic NP

Dive Team Assists In Murder Investigation

On September 28th, park dive team members recovered a weapon from the Bogachiel River near La Push, Washington. The Forks Police Department asked that the team search for the gun, as it was a critical piece of evidence in a homicide case that had occurred a few days previously. The weapon was found by park dive officer Mark O'Neill and diver Mike Kalahar in 22 feet of water after a search that lasted about two hours. The weapon was turned over to an investigator from Forks PD. A suspect has been charged in the case. [Mark O'Neill, Lake District Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS:

Museum Management Branch - A new online exhibit showcases the compelling stories of Prince William Forest Park, a 15,000-acre woodland where nature and history unite. Stories range from pyrite mining to the establishment of a CCC camp to the park's utilization as a spy training camp in WWII.

Cultural Resources - The Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program is seeking project proposals for next summer. The deadline for submissions is November 30th.

Harpers Ferry Center - Harpers Ferry Center web manager Dave Gilbert is leaving the National Park Service on October 9th. Photo.

Ice Age NST - Jim Lillie, administrative officer for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and North Country National Scenic Trail, is retiring after 32 years of federal service. Photo.

To see these and other stories posted on InsideNPS (or NPS Digest, its public version), click on one or the other of the following links (please note that not all stories in the former appear in the latter): NPS employees: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index ; non-NPS employees: HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/

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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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