NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

INCIDENTS

St. Croix National Park Group

Two Missing Divers Found And Rescued

On the afternoon of December 10th, rangers received a request for assistance in a search underway for two missing divers - one of them an off-duty Virgin Islands police officer. They were last seen at Lang Bank, about six miles east of Buck Island Reef NM. There was a small craft warning in effect at the time due to six- to eight-foot swells. Also involved in the search were local agencies and civilians and the Coast Guard. Ranger Adrian Fernandez and bio-science tech Clayton Pollock found the two divers a mile east of Buck Island within the park's jurisdiction just after 3 p.m. The divers were exhausted, but appeared to be in good health. They were transported to Green Cay Marina, where they were met by EMS personnel, treated and released. [Lorena Harris, Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

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

Intermountain Region - Fourteen students from Laguna-Acoma Junior and High School participated in the first field study experience for pueblo students at Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

National Capital Region - Nancie Ames has been selected as NCR's new associate regional director for administration, a role which includes supervision of the region's divisions of human resources, budget and finance, contracting and property management, as well as overseeing implementation of new business practices.

Morristown NHP - The North Jersey Revolution Roundtable, based in Morristown, New Jersey, recently named superintendent Randy W. Turner “Man of the Year” at its annual dinner meeting. 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. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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