NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, November 27, 2009

INCIDENTS

Indiana Dunes NL

Search For Missing Man Ends Successfully

Park dispatch received a missing person report from the La Porte County 911 center early on the morning of November 24th. A 61-year-old man who is a diagnosed epileptic was overdue from a visit to the park. His wife, who'd notified the center, had dropped him off at 3 p.m. the previous afternoon to go metal detecting in the Mt. Baldy area of the park. He was not dressed for the weather and overnight temperatures were in the low 30s. He'd also missed taking his epilepsy medication. Ranger Bill Tadych was called out from his residence and conducted a quick but unproductive search of the area. Tadych then began calling in additional assistance, including a search dog team from nearby Michigan City. A hasty search by the dog team proved inconclusive. While the park began mobilizing for a more intensive search, Tadych requested assistance from a security guard at a power plant that adjoins the park. The guard found the man inside the park. The man said that he'd gotten turned around in the woods, but that he found the power plant fence and was following it back to the road when he became entangled in thick brush and was unable to go any further. He therefore decided to stay where he was until morning. Tadych assessed the man's condition and cut him out of the brush. He was cold but otherwise in good condition and declined medical transport. [Mike Bremer, Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

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

President's Park - The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation have announced that public television stations nationwide will broadcast next Friday's National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony across the country. This is the first such nationwide PBS broadcast.

WASO Public Affairs - The National Park Service is proposing to implement benefits-sharing agreements with scientists who conduct research in National Park System units.

Carlsbad Caverns NP - Bob Peters, 75, passed away on Monday, November 23rd, at his home. Peters' career spanned the period from 1959 to 1994, when he retired from the position of superintendent of Chickasaw NRA. Photo.

Servicewide Training Calendar - A listing of upcoming training courses offered by the NPS and its partners across the nation. Added to this week's listing are an introductory course on wildlife diseases being offered in March in Wyoming and a course on the MBTA and migratory bird conservation at NCTC in February.

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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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