NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
INCIDENTS
Grand Canyon NP
Hiker Dies At Ribbon Falls On North Kaibab Trail
Early on the afternoon of Thursday, February 12th, park dispatch received a broken 911 call reporting the discovery of a man's body in the vicinity of Ribbon Falls near the North Kaibab Trail. Ranger medics responded by helicopter.
The victim was found to be a 73-year-old man who was day hiking from Phantom Ranch to Ribbon Falls with several companions. He'd collapsed shortly after reaching the falls. Bystanders began CPR while another visitor hiked to a place on the trail where limited cell service was available.
When park medics arrived, the man had been down for about 90 minutes. They pronounced him dead.
The man's body and his companions were flown to the South Rim. The body was then transported to the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office in Flagstaff.
[Public Affairs Office]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers):
Grand Teton NP - A relatively rare display of lenticular clouds over the Teton Range last Friday captivated park staff and visitors alike with their graceful and continuously changing shapes.
Office of Communications - Director Jarvis will hold his next webchat with employees on Wednesday, February 18th, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. He will talk about the President's budget and how it supports NPS operations and centennial plans.
National Capital Region - Two online visualization tools for examining national park streams and forests in the greater Washington region have been created by regional staff. Links are provided to each.
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 Service. This report covers activities in Congress through February 13th.
To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites:
NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index
Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/
The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).
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