Internal memo tells staff to stay mum on deaths at national parks - The Washington Post
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Motorcycle Crash Washington Today in Washington: An internal memo from the Interior Department instructed national parks staff not to confirm deaths, severity of injuries, or other details. The article cites several incidents: a 17-year-old girl drowned in Sequoia National Park after slipping into a river on Friday; a 23-year-old man died after falling over a waterfall in Yosemite on Saturday; a body was found in the desert at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument the same weekend; and a motorcycle accident killed one person in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Internal memo tells staff to stay mum on deaths at national parks - The Washington Post