NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Friday, August 9, 2013
INCIDENTS
Coronado NM
Eleven Treated For Africanized Bee Stings
On August 5th, rangers and Border Patrol agents tracked a group of undocumented immigrants up a trail toward Montezuma Peak. The immigrants tried to hide in a tree to avoid being found, but the tree contained a hive of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bees" Africanized bees, which are common in Arizona. The bees attacked them, the agents, and the rangers.
One of the agents was stung over 200 times and was unable to see because his eyes swelled shut. A medevac helicopter flew him and an undocumented immigrant who was also stung severely out to a medical facility. A Coronado ranger stood by with epinephrine and assisted in the evacuation of the injured parties.
Search and rescue operations were begun to locate the remaining immigrants, who had fled from the bees and also been stung many times. Nine of them were evacuated and treated for bee stings.
All those who were stung have fully recovered.
[Matt Stoffolano, Chief Ranger, Southeast Arizona Group]
Chattahoochee NRA
Search Underway For Missing Boater
On Tuesday August 6th, rangers and other personnel began a search for a missing boater in the Chattahoochee River.
Late that afternoon, rangers received a call for assistance in finding a man who'd been on the river with a party of 21 other boaters. The man was swimming between two rafts when he went underwater and failed to resurface.
Rangers and personnel from the National Park Service, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the cities of Atlanta, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek, and Forsyth and Dawson Counties have been searching in less than ideal conditions. Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and dense fog have plagued the search area for the last two days.
The search continues.
[Sean Perchalski]
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/):
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA this week issued its updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook, saying that the season is shaping up to be above normal and that it could be very active.
Today's Almanac - The heavy rain that has caused flash flooding from Oklahoma to Tennessee will continue today. Heavy rains and flash floods are also forecast for parts of Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, eastern New York and New England.
Northeast Region - The National Park Service has released the newest volume in a series of official park handbooks, The War of 1812: Official National Park Service Handbook. It is now available from Eastern National.
Tuskegee Institute NHS - Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Sites concluded the park's Junior Ranger summer camp, “Get Out and Do Something,” on July 27th. This learning exploration was conducted every Saturday during the month of July.
Grand Teton NP - The park recently served as the host site and paramount inspiration for the second annual Plein Air for the Park fine art exhibition and sale. More than 40 professional artists participated in this year's event.
Herbert Hoover NHS - Peter Pappas, a protection ranger at Herbert Hoover NHS, will retire on August 31st after a long and varied career that has spanned 30 years.
Servicewide Training Calendar - Added to this week's calendar is a new FLETC use of force instructor course to be held at the Grand Canyon.
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