NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, April 6, 2015

INCIDENTS

Joshua Tree NP

Teenager Wedged Into Rocks Rescued Via Interagency Effort

On Thursday, April 2nd, a 17-year-old hiker became wedged between rocks while scrambling in the Johnson Canyon area of the park. The incident was reported to 911 late in the afternoon.

Several agencies responded, including Morongo Basin Ambulance, Twentynine Palms Fire Department, Marine Corps Air and Ground Combat Center Fire and Rescue, and National Park Service search and rescue rangers and volunteers.

During the six-hour rescue, a mechanical advantage system was applied to no avail, requiring the MCAGCC team to utilize a pneumatic chisel. The hiker was successfully freed and walked out on his own, with only minor scrapes and bruises.

“It's great to have the relationships the park has with other local agencies,” said Mike Shuman, park ranger and IC. “Their equipment and expertise was key in the rescue and the favorable outcome.”

[George Land, Public Information Officer]

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):

Petersburg NB - From March 28th to April 3rd, Petersburg National Battlefield hosted a number of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the final assaults by the Union army on Confederate lines at Petersburg, an event that would lead to the fall of Richmond and the eventual surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox.

Office of Communications - In advance of the Service's centennial next year, the NPS and National Park Foundation kicked of a nationwide campaign last week to encourage people to learn about and connect with their parks through an interactive installation.

Hopewell Culture NHP - Students from a local high school recently tested their classroom knowledge of light by finding ways to illuminate the park's Seip Earthworks.

Midwest Region - Laura Rotegard, a 28-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been selected as the new superintendent of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. She is currently the superintendent of Albright Training Center.

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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