NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Monday, June 10, 2013
INCIDENTS
Lake Mead NRA
One Dead, Five Treated For Heat-Related Ailments
Rangers and other emergency services personnel conducted a search and rescue operation for two men and four Boy Scouts in the White Rock Canyon area on Saturday, June 8th. One of the men, a 69-year-old Las Vegas resident, was found dead; the other man and four boys were found to be suffering from heat-related ailments. The Mohave County Sheriff's Office notified the park that the Boy Scouts were lost near Arizona Hot Springs early that afternoon. While rangers and fire personnel were searching for them, park dispatch received another call reporting that two men were suffering from heat stroke in the same area. The first man was found dead about a mile from an area trailhead; the second man was found about 20 minutes later and received advanced life support care at the scene before being flown out to a hospital. The four Boy Scouts were found late in the afternoon and were treated by paramedics at the trailhead. The park was under an excessive heat warning at the time of the incident. Temperatures throughout the park were near or above 110 degrees. [Christie Vanover, Public Affairs Officer]
Yosemite NP
Ranger Medics Deliver Baby
Dispatch received a call at 2 a.m. on June 5th reporting that a woman was experiencing abdominal pains at a park residence in Wawona in the southern portion of Yosemite. Rangers Heidi Schlichting, Chad Andrews, and Anna Mezera responded to the call. The rangers quickly discovered that the woman had begun to give birth and that a foot was presenting (the baby was in a breech position). Schlichting and Mezera, both paramedics, and Andrews, a park medic, immediately began attending to the woman. The baby was born within 20 minutes, but was having trouble breathing. Schlichting used a bag valve mask to resuscitate the baby; within minutes, the baby's breathing was stronger and core functions were good. Meanwhile, an ambulance from Oakhurst, about 20 minutes south of the park, was dispatched to the scene. Once the ambulance arrived, the mother and the baby were taken to a hospital in Fresno. Schlichting, a ranger for 6 years and a paramedic for 13 years, had delivered one baby previously in her career. "It all went so fast," Schlichting she said. “This is not something that happens very often and it was a great opportunity. I am glad I was able to help.” [Scott Gediman, 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/):
Recreation Fee Program - A photo by Sylvester (Sly) Lee of Kalaupapa National Historical Park has been selected as the winning entry in the 2012 "Share The Experience" employee photo contest.
Northeast Region - Journey Through Hallowed Ground NHA recently began an effort to plant and dedicate a tree for each of the more than 620,000 soldiers who died during the Civil War.
Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers the week ending on Friday, June 7th.
Northeast Region - Joshua R. Laird has been selected as the next commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor. He replaces Maria Burks, who retired last year.
NPS Alumni - Daniel Kuehn, a retired career National Park Service employee and past superintendent of several parks, passed away on May 9th. He was 82.
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