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Show Accident Rate in Parks Soars WASHINGTON. -Stressing the ne-cessity ne-cessity for better observance by the public of safety regulations. Newton B. Drury. National Park serv,ce di-rector, di-rector, reported that the accident rate among visitors to the national park system jumped 28 per cent during the first six months of the present year. Fatal accidents in aU fe, m areas of the national park system during 1946 totaled 29 Dn veaied. adding that the figure represents rep-resents a rate of 0.131 per lOO.Ooo Contrary to popular belief, falls haT,e,elgh!S 0,6 rUgd characteristic of most of the na fonal parks accounted J P nt of the 1946 fatalities Drowning was responsible for 66 Per cent of the fatal mishaps Z n many instances the victim, were swimming alone. |