NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Friday, May 31, 2013
INCIDENTS
Mammoth Cave NP
Woman Seriously Injured In Horseback Riding Accident
On Friday, May 17th, FTEP ranger Christian Breen, FTR David Alexander and volunteer Austin Jones responded to an EMS call on a backcountry horse trail in the park. They found that a woman had fallen from her horse and that the horse had then landed on top of her, complicating her injuries. She complained of extreme pain in her pelvis and ribs. The woman was treated, packaged and transferred to the care of Edmonson County EMS. She was then taken to the medical center in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where she was treated for her injuries. The subsequent investigation revealed that alcohol consumption was likely a contributing factor. [Brian Sacia, Park Ranger]
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/):
Everglades NP - The roadway that has dammed the River of Grass for over 80 years was breached on May 15th, allowing much-needed water to flow into thousands of acres of park wetlands, aid in the recovery of wading bird populations, and restore the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of water deliveries to the park.
Vicksburg NMP - Vicksburg National Military Park has wrapped up a month of activities and events commemorating the sesquicentennial of the campaign and siege of Vicksburg in 1863.
Mississippi NR&RA - The park has received an additional $500,000 from the Federal Transit Administration's Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program to expand its popular bike share program.
Learning and Development Division - Sarah Conlon, branch chief for organizational development for the Learning and Development Division, is retiring from federal service in June.
Vicksburg NMP - Rosie M. Wince, administrative officer at Vicksburg National Military Park, is retiring on May 31st following more than 33 years with the National Park Service.
Servicewide Training Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses, webinars and online training offered by the National Park Service and related agencies. Added to this week's calendar are the following - a historic lilac preservation webinar and a special park uses fundamentals course in New Mexico.
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