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Anguish
Mountain climber
Jackson Hole Wyo.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 14, 2010 - 12:47am PT
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NPS Morning Report
Denali National Park & Preserve (AK)
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. [Submitted by Pete Armington, Chief Ranger]
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10b4me
Boulder climber
The End Is Near Retirement Home
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Jul 14, 2010 - 01:04am PT
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just goes to show that all rangers are not tools
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 14, 2010 - 09:09am PT
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Great job! When we were scarfing in the cafeteria in Yosemite in the early 70's we never went that far for a piece of meat.
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Srbphoto
Trad climber
Kennewick wa
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Jul 14, 2010 - 09:18am PT
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After I ate at the cafeteria in Yosemite I always wished someone would do the heimlich on me.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jul 14, 2010 - 09:44am PT
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the tools at curry aren't rangers, they're busboys.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jul 14, 2010 - 09:47am PT
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Bump for Tucker! Great Job!!!!
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Branscomb
Trad climber
Lander, WY
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Jul 14, 2010 - 10:01am PT
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The rangers at Denali are really great people, they consistently go over the top.
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal Ca.
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:21am PT
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Lucky boy, I have personally witness park rangers save many lives.
This is an awesome example of a park ranger using his tools!
Nice work Tucker.
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pc
climber
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:09pm PT
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Nice story.
Too funny Donini!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jul 14, 2010 - 03:22pm PT
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Branscomb--The ones I've met in any park have been
great! Really dedicated professionals, paid in sunsets.
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Jul 14, 2010 - 03:36pm PT
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yeah for tucker!
and he is one of the last people i would call a tool...
the rangers in alaska are a different breed...
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