National park staff ordered not to divulge park deaths: Report

The Interior Department has directed National Park Service employees and other agency staff not to publicly confirm deaths or severe injuries in national parks, according to a report.An internal memo issued in December instructs Interior Department employees, including park staff and communications personnel, that they “shall not confirm a death” or disclose details about serious injuries, the Washington Post reported, in what would mark a significant shift from the agency’s long-standing practice of releasing information about fatal incidents.

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