Mount Rainier National Park officials will take an in depth look at the incidents surrounding the killing of ranger Margaret Anderson in hopes of preventing similar situation, park superintendent Randy King said.
Mount Rainier National Park officials will take an in depth look at the incidents surrounding the killing of ranger Margaret Anderson in hopes of preventing similar situation, park superintendent Randy King said.
“There will be some kind of review,” King said. “It is a necessary part of these things so that you learn. We will look at this in detail and see if there were things that could have been done to prevent it.”
As 2013 dawns at Mount Rainier National Park, many employees plan to gather Tuesday morning at Paradise to honor the woman who died a year ago protecting the popular destination.
Hundreds gathered Friday at the foot of the Temple of Justice on the Capitol Campus to honor police officers who have fallen or been injured in the line of duty.
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced Thursday the city is hiring two new park rangers to patrol Cal Anderson Park and Occidental Square.
The U.S. House on Wednesday passed legislation that would name the Eatonville post office after slain Mount Rainier ranger Margaret Anderson. The bill, H.R. 5788, would name the facility National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office. The measure awaits action in the Senate.
The engraved name of Margaret Anderson, the Mount Rainier National Park ranger killed Jan. 1, 2012, was unveiled this morning at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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