NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Thursday, July 9, 2015
INCIDENTS
Harpers Ferry NHP
Park Chief Ranger Seriously Injured In Accident
Ryan Levins, chief ranger at Harper's Ferry NHP, was injured on Thursday, July 2nd, while participating in a bicycle race that was part of the HYPERLINK "http://fairfax2015.com/"World Police and Fire Games, which were held over a two-week period in northern Virginia. Police and fire competitors from around the world compete in approximately 60 different types of games. The location of the games changes every year.
Ryan remains is serious condition. Cards of support and encouragement can be sent to him c/o Harper's Ferry NHP, P.O. Box 65, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, 25425. Superintendent Rebecca Harriett is the family liaison and can be reach at either HYPERLINK "mailto:Rebecca_harriett@nps.gov" Rebecca_harriett@nps.gov or (540) 484-3162.
Additional updates will be forthcoming. If you have any questions, contact Regional Chief Ranger Will Reynolds at (202) 329-1311.
[Will Reynolds, Regional Chief Ranger]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
Visitor Seriously Injured In Deer Attack
During the early afternoon hours of June 30th, a park visitor was attacked by a doe mule deer in the South Rim Campground. The woman was walking two small dogs on a leash when she was knocked to the ground by the deer. The deer then trampled the woman with its hooves, causing life threatening injuries.
Luckily, a campground host and other visitors heard the woman screaming and were able to chase off the attacking deer. Rangers quickly controlled her profuse bleeding and stabilized her; she was then taken by ambulance to a hospital and went into surgery.
Investigation revealed this deer was likely protecting its newborn fawn from visitors with dogs. Multiple minor incidents involving visitors with dogs preceded the attack on the woman and her dog in the campground.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers subsequently shot the deer after it charged two CPW officers who had a leashed dog with them. The woman is expected to make a full recovery.
[Sandra Snell-Dobert, Public Information Officer]
Craters of the Moon NP
Pilot Killed In Plane Crash In Park
On the evening of July 2nd, the National Park Service was informed of a missing plane with a last known location over Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.
The Civil Air Patrol searched the last known area until dark and then resumed searching on the following day. They soon reported possible wreckage in the Laidlaw Park area of the park. A ranger was given the latitude and longitude and traveled to the area by vehicle, then was directed to the location by a circling Civil Air Patrol plane. The ranger confirmed the wreckage and one fatality.
The Blaine County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Aviation Administration are leading the investigation.
[Karl Pearson, Chief Ranger]
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):
Bering Land Bridge NP - Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and the Nome community celebrated the completion of a centennial project in late June with the grand reopening of the park's visitor center on Nome's historic Front Street.
Wilderness Stewardship Division - The Washington Office has announced the recipients of the 2014 Wes Henry Wilderness Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to wilderness preservation and stewardship across the National Park Service.
Vanishing Treasures Program - The Vanishing Treasures program has a long and successful history of serving parks on a variety of historic preservation issues. But it is the recent history of the program that is gaining attention across the NPS.
Statue of Liberty NM/Ellis Island NM - Paula J. Rosa was recently promoted to the position of concession management specialist at the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island.
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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