NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

INCIDENTS

Federal Hall NM

Building Closed And Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package

A suspicious package caused the shutdown of Federal Hall on Monday. The incident began at 10:15 a.m. when New York City police officers responded to a call alerting them to the presence of an unattended green suitcase in front of the statue of George Washington near the steps leading up to the main entrance of Federal Hall. The front doors of the building were closed as a precaution at the request of the NYPD, and visitors inside were asked to vacate the site by its rear entrance. Once the suitcase was determined to be empty and the police cleared the site, Federal Hall reopened its doors to the public at 11 a.m. Federal Hall NM is located at 26 Wall Street, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange. [Mindi Rambo, Public Affairs Office, National Parks of New York Harbor]

Lake Roosevelt NRA

Man Jumps To Death From Lake Bridge

On the morning of November 18th, North District rangers were notified through county dispatch of a family searching the banks of Lake Roosevelt for a 20-year-old family member. Rangers Brian Yetter, Sarah Bouska and Jake Olson met up with them. Bouska interviewed the family members and learned that he was despondent and had recently experienced profound life events. Olson tracked his prints for 150 yards from the lakeshore out onto the Highway 395 Bridge. Evidence located on the bridge led to an underwater search of the area. The man's body was found in 14 feet of water by a local county dive team. [Adam Kelsey, Acting Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

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

Rocky Mountain NP - Three members of the park's staff recently completed a successful four-week-long visit to the Tatra National Parks of Poland and Slovakia as part of a staff exchange.

Learning and Development - Eighteen superintendents graduates from the Superintendent Academy in early November. The graduation marked the culmination of a year and a half of rigorous training.

Shenandoah NP - John McEvoy, senior visitor use assistant at Shenandoah National Park, passed away suddenly over the weekend.

Clemson University - Author and filmmaker Dayton R. Duncan has been named the recipient of the William C. Everhart Award. Photo.

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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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