NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Thursday, August 15, 2013
INCIDENTS
Hawaii Volcanoes NP
Man Rescued Following 115-Foot Fall
On Tuesday, rangers rescued a 73-year-old man who had been stranded overnight after climbing over a barrier and falling 115 feet down a sheer cliff behind Volcano House.
Late that afternoon, a hiker told park rangers at Kilauea Visitor Center that she'd heard someone crying for help from the dense vegetation along Halema‘uma‘u Trail, which lies directly below the hotel. Although she thought it was a prank, she reported the cries anyway.
Rangers were able to locate the man and arrange a rescue. Park SAR coordinator John Broward was lowered by helicopter and pulled him to safety as the sun began to set. The man spoke little English, but told rescuers that he had fallen on Monday. The exact time is unknown.
He was transported by ambulance to Hilo Medical Center with injuries to his pelvis and shoulder. He also had numerous scrapes and suffered from dehydration.
[Jessica Ferricane, Public Affairs Officer]
Delaware Water Gap NRA
Search In Progress For Missing Swimmer
Rangers are assisting New Jersey State Park Police with a search for a 21-year-old New Jersey man who was last seen swimming in the Delaware River near the Douglas Trail parking area in Worthington State Forest just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. The state forest is within the park's boundaries.
The search for him continued until darkness fell on Monday evening and resumed Tuesday morning.
The search team includes park rangers and the park's dive team and personnel from the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey State Park Police, Knowlton Fire Department, Portland Hook and Ladder, and Hackettstown Regional Medical Center Emergency Medical Services.
[Kathleen Sandt, 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/):
Mojave NP - An outbreak of pneumonia has been decimating bighorn sheep within the park and surrounding area. An interagency working group has been formed to monitor the outbreak, suggest best practices for limiting effects of the disease, and provide recommendations for management actions.
Arlington House - Park staff and YCC students are donating produce from the park's kitchen garden to the Arlington Food Assistance Center to assist disadvantaged people in northern Virginia.
National Capital Region - Youth from the Washington-based Latin American Youth Center's 2nd Nature program recently enjoyed a three-day stay at Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, Maryland.
Fire and Aviation Management - Nominations are being sought for five achievement awards for accomplishments in the Service's fuels and ecology program. Submissions are due by August 31st.
Southeast Region - Ed Buskirk has joined the National Park Service as Southeast Region's assistant regional director for administration. He comes to the NPS from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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