I said "summit," cause he's a climbing Ranger, and "beer," because they had a beer. Get it?
From NPS Incidents:
DENALI NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE
Off-Duty Ranger Saves Young Boy's Life
Tucker Chenoweth, a veteran seasonal mountaineering ranger at Denali National Park and Preserve, recently returned to the park's mountaineering base of operations in Talkeetna following a grueling three week patrol on Mt. McKinley. During the patrol, his team was involved in numerous SAR operations and provided EMS care to multiple climbers at the 14,000-foot Ranger Camp. Following such stints on McKinley, mountaineering rangers staff the Talkeetna Ranger Station, providing orientation and other services to incoming expeditions. On June 28th, Chenoweth was off duty and enjoying a dinner with his fiancé at the Wildflower Cafe in Talkeetna when a 12-year-old boy began showing signs of distress. Chenoweth determined that the boy, who had run out of the restaurant with his mother, was unable to breathe due to a food obstruction. Tucker quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver on the boy, standing behind him and employing five or six progressively stronger thrusts to his abdomen until a large chunk of steak was dislodged. The boy's grateful, yet still-distressed family bought Tucker and his party a few beers for his prompt intervention and life-saving efforts. Names were not exchanged with the vacationing family. Just all in a day's work for Chenoweth.
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NRTI as we knew it is no more, and I don't know what will happen in the future. Technically, I'm still employed by the College, though am enjoying a paid hiatus, and working on everything I couldn't work on when I was spending 70 hours a week running the Program, like cleaning up from the tornado that hit, what, 7 years ago now? I'm also commissioned with a nearby county agency, actually answering to one of the more popular instructors, so I'm still trying to keep my hand in.
I'll continue to post information and news from grads and friends, and also want to keep current with LE news and references.
My College phone and e-mail are pretty much out of service, so I'll be setting up yet another account , so we can stay in touch.
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