NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

INCIDENTS

Yellowstone NP

Search Underway For Missing Man

A search is currently underway for 48-year-old S.I. of Burtonsville, Maryland, whose black 2009 Lexus IS-250 sedan was discovered abandoned at Craig Pass along the section of the Grand Loop Road linking Old Faithful and West Thumb during a routine patrol of the Isa Lake parking area on Sunday evening. S.I. was reportedly on a cross-country trip. Repeated searches from the ground and from the air have failed to turn up any clues as to his whereabouts. S.I. is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 215 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes, and has tattoos on his shoulder blades and right triceps. Anyone with information regarding the missing man is asked to call park dispatch at 307-344-7381. [Al Nash, Public Affairs Officer]

Grand Canyon NP

Man Falls To His Death From South Rim

A man fell 500 feet to his death from the South Rim last Friday afternoon. The incident occurred between Pipe Creek Vista and the visitor center. An eyewitness said that the man - identified as A.S., 42, of Burbank, California - was trying to jump from one outcropping to another just off the trail when he fell. Rangers recovered the body the following day. [Maureen Oltrogge, Public Affairs Officer]

Grand Canyon NP

Two Visitors Struck By Lightning

Two women were struck by lightning on the South Rim on Friday afternoon. The two women, both from Seoul, Korea, were standing on the rim east of the visitor center when they were hit, apparently by a secondary strike. One woman, 45, was taken by Guardian Air to the Flagstaff Medical Center, where she was treated and released; the other woman, also 45, was taken to the Northland Community Health Center in Grand Canyon National Park, where she too was treated and released. [Maureen Oltrogge, Public Affairs Officer]

Lake Mead NRA

Roads Closed Due To Flashfloods

The park has closed off access to Lake Mead at the Boulder Beach, Lake Mead Parkway, Lake Mead Boulevard and Overton entrances due to flashfloods. Lakeshore Road and Northshore Road are also closed to through traffic. Rangers are also reporting that the road to Meadview has been washed out. For the most up to date road conditions, monitor the park's Twitter site at HYPERLINK "http://twitter.com/LakeMeadNRA" http://twitter.com/LakeMeadNRA . [Andrew S. Muñoz, Public Affairs Officer]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Fire and Aviation Management - This week is National Fire Prevention Week and the NPS structural fire program is looking at how fire has impacted NPS employees and historic structures. Today's focus is on how the lodge at Bryce Canyon was saved through code compliance and relationships with its partners.

National Park of American Samoa - Last Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the tsunami that devastated American Samoa. While significant progress has been made toward restoring the park to normal operations, challenges persist. Photo.

Communications Office - Last month, more than 1,000 new Americans took their oath of citizenship in national parks across the country. Twenty-four national parks hosted these memorable events, and hundreds of NPS employees worked hard coordinating the ceremonies with colleagues from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Photo.

Washington Office - On Thursday, September 30th, Director Jarvis presented a keynote address at the opening of Europarc Conference 2010 in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in Italy. Photo.

Office of Public Affairs - Because the international space station is more spectacular away from skyline clutter and light pollution, NASA and the NPS have partnered to share information with park visitors about where and when they can see it.

North Cascades NP - Ranger Kelly Bush is the recipient of the 2010 Pacific West Region Harry Yount Award, which honors and recognizes outstanding national park rangers. 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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