NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
INCIDENTS
Rocky Mountain NP
Body Of Missing Man Found
Two people who were snowshoeing north and west of Bear Lake on Tuesday afternoon came upon a body in a thickly timbered area about 100 feet off a summer hiking trail. Although the coroner has not yet confirmed the victim's identification, it's believed that the body is that of T.G., 39, of San Antonio, Texas, who's been the subject of a search since last Friday. The location where the body was found, near the Flattop Mountain trail, was inside the search area but approximately one mile north of the Tyndall Gorge and Nymph Lake region where search managers believed that T.G. may have hiked. He was found in an area that had been searched several times by ground personnel, a dog team, and helicopter overflights. T.G.'s body was against a tree and he was wearing dark-colored clothing. T.G. was planning to attend a conference in Denver. When his wife did not hear from him on Thursday, January 31st, she contacted the Denver Police Department. He did not arrive at the conference on Friday. On Friday afternoon, an advisory was issued for his rental car, which matched that of a vehicle found early Friday morning by park rangers in the Bear Lake parking lot. Search efforts began Friday afternoon. Over the weekend, teams searched throughout the Bear Lake system of trails, focusing on off-trail areas particularly in the Mill Creek drainage, in the Flattop Mountain area, and between Bear Lake and Dream Lake. Rangers were assisted by Larimer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain Rescue, Douglas County Search and Rescue, Arapahoe Rescue Patrol, and Summit County Rescue. Aerial search efforts also took place over this entire area. Searchers faced winter conditions with deep and drifting snow and high winds. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer]
Golden Gate NRA
Man Pulled From Ocean And Revived
Rangers on patrol at Stinson Beach last Saturday afternoon heard park visitors yelling for help. They'd discovered a man with a body board floating face down near the shore, pulled him up onto the beach, and then called for help. Rangers Scott Nash and Navin Chan found that he had no pulse and was not breathing, so began CPR, obtained an AED, and used it in an effort to resuscitate him. The man gasped after a few minutes and began breathing sporadically on his own. Personnel from Stinson Beach VFD soon arrived and took over. The man began to breathe on his own and opened his eyes several time. A medevac helicopter flew him to Doctors Hospital in San Pablo, where he remains in critical condition. [Alexandra Picavet, 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/):
Kalaupapa NHP - On January 12th, a festive celebration was held in the park to recognize the life and achievements of Saint Marianne Cope, who treated many of the victims of Hansen's disease residing at Kalaupapa. She was canonized by the Catholic Church last October.
Office of Learning and Development - The Horace M. Albright-Conrad L. Wirth Grant Program has approved 33 grant proposals for 2013. A complete listing is provided, including the specifics of each proposal.
U.S. Park Police - Gary Barnes retired from the United States Park Police on January 12th after 33 years of federal service.
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The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).
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