NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
INCIDENTS
Great Basin NP
Park Staff Join In Area Search For Missing Woman
On the afternoon of October 13th, excepted employees who were still at work during the government shutdown were notified that an 88-year-old woman from the nearby town of Baker was missing. The caller was advised to contact the county sheriff, as the woman lived outside the park.
Later that evening, park employees contacted a deputy and offered to assist if needed. Over the next few days, county SAR personnel, including horse-mounted and dog units, searched for the woman both inside and outside of the park.
On October 14th, the White Pine County Sheriff's Office called rangers and asked them to assist in a grid search outside the park. Rangers worked in ICS command staff positions due to a turnout of about 40 citizens from Baker.
The woman's body was found inside the park that same day. The county sheriff is conducting an investigation, but foul play is not suspected. The county sheriff's office expressed its appreciation for support from the park.
[Matthew Martin, Acting Chief Ranger]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/):
The White House - By order of President Obama, all US flags are to be flown at half staff today in honor of Thomas S. Foley, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. They are to remain at half staff until sunset.
Northeast Region - Gateway NRA has been awarded three grants totaling $7.6 million to help protect the park from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, which struck the Atlantic Coast at this time last year. The funding is part of a $162 million DOI package that will fund 45 storm-related restoration and research projects.
Chattahoochee River NRA - On Saturday, September 28th, Chattahoochee River hosted several events in observance of National Public Lands Day, including a naturalization ceremony, volunteer projects, a teacher workshop, and a visit from Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.
Northeast Region - The National Park Service has received a 2012 Coastal America Partnership Award for its conservation work and participation in the Musconetcong Wild and Scenic River Restoration Partnership.
Northeast Region - Kelly Fuhrmann has been selected as the next superintendent of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the home of President Theodore Roosevelt. Fuhrmann will begin his assignment on December 1st.
Pacific West Region - John Teichert, project manager and architect for Pacific West Regional Office, will be retiring on November 2nd after over 46 years of federal service.
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