NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
INCIDENTS
Grand Canyon NP
Airplane Wreckage Found Near Emerald Canyon
Members of a private boating trip reported the wreckage of an airplane to park rangers at Diamond Creek on May 20th. The boaters informed the rangers that they found the plane with human remains inside during a hike near Emerald Canyon.
Inclement weather prevented rangers from responding to the scene via helicopter until this past Sunday. They first recovered the remains, which await identification from the Coconino County medical examiner, then packaged the plane in a sling load and recovered it using a long line.
The wreckage matches the description of an airplane that disappeared in 2011. That plane, a red RV6 homebuilt experimental aircraft, was last seen at Grand Canyon Airport around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011. The NPS used both an airplane and a helicopter in search efforts at that time, covering 2,000 air miles over a 600-square-mile search area. Civil Air Patrol's Nevada Wing, Coconino County Sheriff's Office and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center assisted in that search. Search activities continued on a limited basis after April 1, 2011.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.
[Public Affairs Office]
Grand Canyon NP
School Teacher Convicted On Sexual Misconduct Charges
On February 3, 2014, the Investigative Services Branch's Grand Canyon Field Office began a joint investigation with park law enforcement rangers concerning possible sexual conduct between a 27-year-old Grand Canyon School teacher and a student residing within Grand Canyon National Park.
On October 2, 2014, N.B. was indicted by Coconino County and charged with sixteen counts of sexual conduct with a minor.
On May 19, 2015, she pleaded guilty to two felony counts of sexual conduct with a minor. She was sentenced in state superior court to six months in jail, lifetime sex offender registration, and three years of supervised probation upon release.
[Investigative Services Branch]
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):
Office of Communications - Director Jarvis will hold a webchat today at 3 p.m. Eastern. He will be joined by Associate Director of Natural Resources Stewardship and Science Ray Sauvajot for a discussion about citizen science.
Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - A report on the high angle rescue training accident at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area last month has been released. A link is provided to the report.
Washington Office - On Friday, May 18th, a ceremony was held to honor two fallen National Park Service employees by adding their names to the Memorial Board in Main Interior.
Park Facility Management Division - Donna Hagen is retiring on May 30th following nearly 35 years with the National Park Service. She has spent her entire career with the Washington Office and most of that with the Park Facility Management Division.
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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